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納斯達克和標普500指數延續上漲勢頭,休戰協議仍有效

-- 由於美伊之間為期兩週的停火協議似乎仍在按計劃進行,納斯達克綜合指數和標普500指數連續第七個交易日上漲。 那斯達克指數收盤上漲0.8%,報22,822.4點,創下自2月26日以來的最高收盤價——兩天后,美以對伊戰爭爆發。標普500指數上漲0.6%,報6,824.7點。 道瓊工業指數上漲0.6%,收在48,185.8點,連續第二個交易日走高。 除能源和醫療保健板塊外,所有板塊均上漲,其中非必需消費品板塊領漲,漲幅達2.5%。 預計華盛頓和德黑蘭的官員將於本週末在巴基斯坦舉行會晤,巴基斯坦曾協助促成停火協議。 根據美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)週四報道,以色列總理內塔尼亞胡表示,以色列將與黎巴嫩就真主黨解除武裝進行談判。伊朗國家媒體先前報導稱,在以色列襲擊黎巴嫩後,霍爾木茲海峽的通行中斷。 油價大幅上漲,西德州中質原油(WTI)上漲4.9%,至每桶99.06美元。由於霍爾木茲海峽的運輸活動仍受限,該基準原油價格早盤一度觸及每桶102.70美元。布蘭特原油上漲2.4%,至每桶96.99美元。 在油價反彈之前,在停火聲明宣布後,油價在前一交易日經歷了自2020年以來最大的單日跌幅。 荷蘭國際集團(ING Bank)在一份報告中表示:“由於霍爾木茲海峽短期內不太可能完全重新開放,預計油價將繼續得到支撐,因為與減產和煉油廠停產相關的干擾需要時間才能消除。” 美國公債殖利率走低,10年期公債殖利率下跌1.5個基點至4.29%,2年期公債殖利率下跌2.1個基點至3.77%。 經濟方面,2月美國通膨季增,實質消費者支出小幅走高。分析師預計,受中東衝突外溢效應的影響,物價壓力將進一步加劇。 聯準會首選的通膨指標——剔除食品和能源價格——季增0.4%,與1月持平。年化增速從3.1%放緩至3%。彭博社彙整的調查顯示,所有通膨數據均符合預期。 BMO資本市場在一份報告中指出:“鑑於整體通膨率可能很快就會測試4%,聯準會近期放鬆貨幣政策的可能性不大。” 美國經濟分析局週四公佈的第三次預估值顯示,受消費支出成長放緩的影響,美國經濟第四季成長率低於先前預期。 牛津經濟研究院首席美國經濟學家邁克爾·皮爾斯在發給的電子郵件中表示:“第四季度GDP的下調並非重大隱患,因為其主要原因是庫存波動較大。國內總收入(更能反映經濟活動的基本面)和私營企業國內生產總值顯示,去年底美國經濟核心仍在健康增長。” 公司方面,CoreWeave (CRWV) 同意向 Meta Platforms (META) 提供人工智慧雲端容量,雙方達成協議一項價值210億美元的協議。由於市場對支援人工智慧工作負載的基礎設施需求強勁,兩家公司擴大了合作關係。 CoreWeave 股價上漲3.5%,Meta Platforms 股價上漲2.6%。 Ares Management (ARES) 同意以約 17 億美元的全現金交易收購並私有化 Whitestone REIT (WSR)。 Whitestone 股價飆升近 12%,而 Ares 股價基本上持平。 根據《華爾街日報》週四引述知情人士報道,在與法國烈酒公司保樂力加 (Pernod Ricard) 進行持續磋商的同時,Sazerac 也曾就潛在交易與 Brown-Forman (BF.A, BF.B) 接洽。該公司 B 類股飆漲近 13%,成為標普 500 指數中漲幅最大的股票,其 A 類股也上漲了 11%。 雪佛龍 (CVX) 表示,預計受中東衝突影響,大宗商品價格上漲將使其上游業務第一季獲利增加至多 22 億美元,但時間因素可能會對這家石油巨頭的最終利潤造成壓力。該公司股價下跌 1.3%,成為道瓊指數中表現最差的股票之一。 黃金價格最新上漲0.4%,至每盎司4,795.80美元,白銀價格上漲0.6%,至每盎司76.84美元。

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