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聯準會交易日,沙烏地阿拉伯證券交易所股票小幅上漲;Americana Restaurants International股價小幅上漲

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-- 沙烏地阿拉伯證券交易所綜合指數(Tadawul All Share Index)延續漲勢,週三收盤上漲0.52%,市場正翹首以盼當天晚些時候即將公佈的美國貨幣政策聲明。 「展望今日,焦點將是聯準會的最新政策決定。市場普遍預期聯準會將維持利率不變,因此關注點將集中在其對未來政策走向的前瞻性指引上。我們的美國經濟學家認為,關鍵問題在於聯準會是否會在聲明中正式採用關於政策前景的雙向表述,以及鮑威爾主席是否會在新聞發布會上表明更為平衡的風險評估。 除了即將公佈的聯準會政策決定外,市場觀察家還在關注阿聯酋決定退出石油輸出國組織(歐佩克)以及更廣泛的歐佩克+(沙烏地阿拉伯是歐佩克+的實際領導者)的事件。 經過全面評估,該中東國家的這項措施被歸因於其國家利益,以及為適應市場趨勢而需要保持彈性。 在南非國內,Americana Restaurants International(SASE:6015)、Modern Mills for Food Products(SASE:2284)和Arabian Pipes Co.(SASE:2200)發布了截至3月31日的三個月財務報表。前兩家公司的淨利潤和收入均有所成長,而Arabian Pipes第一季的業績則有所下降。 Americana Restaurants和Arabian Pipes的股價分別上漲了9.63%和4.12%。 Modern Mills的股價則小幅下跌了0.89%。 同時,Horizon Food Co.(SASE:9564)的股價下跌了12.28%,因為該公司與KSH3 Establishment簽訂了一份為期兩年、可續約的食品供應合約。

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