-- 週二盤前，美國股指期貨走高，交易員密切關注中東地區敵對行動可能再次升級的動向。 道瓊工業指數期貨上漲0.3%，標普500指數期貨上漲0.4%，那斯達克指數期貨上漲0.6%。 阿聯酋稱遭到伊朗無人機和飛彈襲擊，而美國則表示在霍爾木茲海峽擊沉了伊朗船隻。 美國總統川普曾表示，美國將協助引導滯留在波斯灣的船隻。他在周一發表於Truth Social網站上的一篇文章中稱，一艘韓國貨船遭到伊朗襲擊受損，但美國擊沉了七艘伊朗小艇。 「除了那艘韓國貨船之外，目前為止，沒有其他船隻在霍爾木茲海峽遭到襲擊，」川普說。 交易員們消化了最新一輪的財報，Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 和 Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 公佈的第一季調整後盈利和營收均有所增長。匯豐銀行 (HSBC) 也公佈了第一季獲利和營收的成長。 油價走低，近月全球基準北海布蘭特原油下跌1.6%，至每桶112.67美元；美國西德州中質原油下跌2.4%，至每桶103.94美元。 彭博社總結的預測顯示，將於美國東部時間上午8:30發布的國際貨物貿易報告預計將顯示貿易逆差從上月的573億美元擴大至610億美元。將於美國東部時間上午9:45發布的4月採購經理人指數綜合終值預計將為52.1，高於先前公佈的52.0。 美國東部時間上午10點公佈的3月新屋銷售數據預估年化率為65.2萬套。供應管理協會（ISM）4月服務業指數預計為53.7，低於先前預測的54.0。美國勞工部職缺及勞動力流動調查顯示，3月職缺預計為685萬個，低於上月的688.2萬個。 聯準會負責監管的副主席米歇爾·鮑曼將於上午10點發表講話，聯準會理事邁克爾·巴爾將於下午12:30發表講話。
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EMEA Oil Update: Oil Prices Edge Lower Despite US-Iran Firefight
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