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随着财报季拉开帷幕,英国股市上涨;BP公布巨额利润

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-- 周二,伦敦富时100指数收盘上涨0.11%,投资者密切关注各大企业公布的第一季度财报。 石油巨头英国石油公司(BP.L)股价上涨1.12%,此前该公司公布截至3月31日的三个月内归属于股东的利润同比增长至38.4亿美元,高于去年同期的6.87亿美元,这主要得益于更高的利润率和石油交易业务的贡献。 加拿大皇家银行资本市场表示:“BP今天上午公布的业绩强劲,净利润超出市场预期20%(比RBCe高出7%)。从业务板块来看,下游业务表现最为亮眼,BP公布的炼油和交易业务数据远超市场预期,比我们此前的季度预期高出约2亿美元,这主要得益于其出色的石油交易业绩。” 可口可乐欧洲太平洋合作伙伴公司 (CCEP.L) 股价上涨 1.89%,此前该公司公布第一财季营收为 50 亿欧元,高于去年同期的 46.9 亿欧元。这家装瓶公司还重申了其 2026 财年的业绩预期,预计营收增长 3% 至 4%,营业利润增长 7%。 可口可乐欧洲太平洋合作伙伴公司首席执行官达米安·加梅尔 (Damian Gammell) 表示:“尽管消费环境依然充满挑战,中东局势的全面影响也尚不明朗,但我们拥有强大的韧性。” 经济方面,英国零售商协会 (BRC) 表示,英国 4 月份商店价格通胀率同比小幅下降至 1%,低于 3 月份的 1.2%。此前市场普遍预期 4 月份的通胀率为 1.5%。BRC 首席执行官海伦·迪金森 (Helen Dickinson) 将价格上涨归因于零售商为刺激消费而对部分复活节商品提供的折扣。 “燃油价格上涨已经导致通胀加剧,我们预计未来几个月食品和非食品供应链也将受到类似影响,”消费者情报公司NIQ的零售商和商业洞察主管迈克·沃特金斯表示。“然而,由于消费者信心疲软,通胀加速可能会对消费者支出产生负面影响,因此零售商会尽可能推迟提价。”

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