-- 週四下午,能源股走高,紐約證券交易所能源板塊指數上漲0.9%,道富能源精選板塊SPDR ETF(XLE)上漲0.6%。 費城石油服務類股指數上漲1.5%,道瓊美國公用事業指數上漲2.3%。 在行業新聞方面,根據川普總統週四在其Truth Social社交媒體帳號上發布的消息,他已下令美國海軍“擊斃”任何在霍爾木茲海峽布雷的船隻。同一天,路透社報道稱,伊朗發布了一段視頻,顯示其突擊隊員強行闖入一艘名為“MSC Francesca”的貨船,以此炫耀其對霍爾木茲海峽的控制。美伊關係仍處於僵局,只要美國海軍繼續封鎖伊朗港口,華盛頓拒絕解除封鎖,德黑蘭就拒絕就和平協議進行談判。根據《華爾街日報》報道,調解人正努力使外交進程重回正軌,包括安排交戰雙方最早於週五舉行會晤。 近月西德州中質原油期貨價格上漲5.3%,至每桶97.92美元;全球基準布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲4.1%,至每桶106.04美元。亨利樞紐天然氣期貨價格下跌5%,至每百萬英熱單位2.59美元。 截至4月17日當週,美國天然氣庫存增加1030億立方英尺,增幅高於彭博社截至美國東部時間上午7:35匯總的調查預期的960億立方英尺,此前一周的增幅修正為600億立方英尺。 在公司新聞方面,太平洋煤氣電力公司(PG&E,股票代碼:PCG)週四公佈了第一季調整後每股收益為0.43美元,高於去年同期的0.33美元。 FactSet調查的分析師預期每股收益為0.40美元。該公司股價上漲0.2%。 Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) 和 Hornbeck Offshore Services 已同意以全股票交易方式合併,組成一家綜合性海上服務公司。 Helix Energy Solutions 股價上漲0.6%。 根據媒體週四報道,英國石油公司 (BP) 股東否決了一項旨在取消部分氣候相關資訊揭露要求的提案,這些要求先前已獲得投資者在股東大會上的投票支持。董事長 Albert Manifold 以81.8%的得票率當選。 BP 股價下跌0.3%。
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