-- 週三，紐西蘭股市收盤基本持平，略微偏向上漲，而亞洲股市則漲跌互現，此前美國決定延長與伊朗的停火協議。 S&P/NZX 50 指數基本持平，收 12,945.60 點。 根據路透社週三報道，美國總統川普表示，他將無限期延長與伊朗的停火協議，以便為和平談判爭取更多時間。但截至週三，伊朗和以色列是否會同意這項決定仍不明朗。 與此同時，根據路透社週三報導，紐西蘭政府週三表示，該國的「黃金簽證」計劃在第一年就吸引了近 40 億紐西蘭元的承諾投資和潛在投資。惠靈頓希望藉此吸引富裕移民和成長資本。 在國內新聞方面，根據交易平台數據顯示，週二舉行的全球乳製品交易拍賣會共售出 14,993 公噸乳製品，供應量在 14,166 至 18,737 公噸之間。 在公司新聞方面，紐西蘭航空（ASX：AIZ，NZE：AIR）宣布，財務長理查德湯姆森已辭職，將於8月28日生效。 紐西蘭證券交易所（NZE：NZX）任命財務長兼公司事務官格雷厄姆·勞為代理首席執行官，將於5月1日生效。
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