-- 週五下午,金融股走低,紐約證券交易所金融指數下跌0.2%,道富金融精選產業SPDR ETF(XLF)下跌0.5%。 費城房屋指數上漲0.3%,道富房地產精選產業SPDR ETF(XLRE)上漲0.5%。 比特幣(BTC-USD)下跌0.1%,至79,953美元,10年期美國公債殖利率下降2.6個基點,至約4.37%。 經濟方面,4月就業報告顯示,非農業就業人數增加11.5萬人,高於彭博調查預期的6.5萬人;3月就業人數向上修正為增加18.5萬人,2月就業人數向下修正為減少15.6萬人。 密西根大學5月消費者信心指數初值從4月的49.8降至48.2,低於彭博調查預期的49.5。 公司新聞方面,Block (XYZ) 股價在週四晚間公佈調整後獲利和營收均超出分析師預期後,上漲超過9%。 Two Harbors Investment (TWO) 股價上漲1.2%,此前該公司宣布已與CrossCountry Mortgage簽署修訂後的合併協議,將全現金收購報價從每股11.30美元提高至12美元。 根據彭博社報道,高盛(GS)支持的Go公司計劃在東京進行首次公開募股,尋求約2,000億日圓(12.8億美元)的估值。高盛股價上漲0.6%。
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