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美國股市漲跌互現,科技股走高,伊朗和平談判傳聞甚囂塵上。

-- 美國股市漲跌互現,英特爾(INTC)第一季業績亮眼提振科技股,而伊朗外長阿巴斯·阿拉格奇將於週五晚些時候抵達巴基斯坦參加和平談判的消息傳出後,原油期貨價格回落。 那斯達克指數上漲1%,收24,689.1點;標普500指數上漲0.4%,收在7,139.9點,半導體製造商領漲。道瓊工業指數下跌0.4%,收在49,141.5點。 英特爾股價上漲24%,成為標普500指數和那斯達克指數中漲幅最大的股票,此前該公司公佈了高於市場預期的第一財季調整後盈利和營收。這家晶片製造商也發布了高於市場預期的第二財季業績展望。英偉達(NVDA)、AMD和Arm Holdings(ARM)在兩個指數中均位列領漲。 根據美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)報道,巴基斯坦政府消息人士和一位伊朗消息人士透露,德黑蘭和華盛頓之間的主要調解人阿拉格奇將率領一個小型代表團抵達伊斯蘭堡。 巴基斯坦政府消息人士告訴CNN,巴基斯坦調解人預計美伊將舉行第二輪會談。消息人士稱,一支美國後勤和安全小組已抵達伊斯蘭堡,以協助談判進程。 午後,西德州中質原油期貨下跌0.3%至每桶95.55美元,布蘭特原油期貨上漲0.6%至每桶105.72美元。西德州中質原油和布蘭特原油早盤均上漲超過1.5%。 另根據多家新聞報道,美國司法部檢察官珍妮皮羅週五表示,司法部將結束對聯準會成本超支的調查。

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