-- Stifel Canada將CGI（GIB-A.TO）的目標股價從160.00美元下調至128.00美元，理由是「產業整體成長放緩」。此前，該公司將於週三盤前公佈第二季財報。 分析師Suthan Sukumar維持對該股的「買入」評級。他表示，成本削減幅度加大的環境將有利於託管服務需求的持續強勁成長，同時也有助於客戶釋放資金用於更廣泛的人工智慧投資，使CGI等端到端服務供應商受益。 他補充道，儘管受衝突和關稅影響，宏觀經濟的不確定性仍然是關鍵因素，但近期行業業績表明，在金融服務和政府部門持續強勁的支撐下，整體市場環境趨於穩定。 總而言之，我們預計該公司將公佈一份穩健的業績報告，以重申其穩健的業績和更強勁的成長勢頭，從而消除市場對人工智慧顛覆性變革的持續擔憂。目前該公司估值處於十多年來的低位，市盈率僅10倍，風險回報比頗具吸引力，尤其是在未來併購潛力巨大的情況下。
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Financial stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.1%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was decreasing 1.3%, while the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) increased 0.7%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 1.6% to $76,126, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 1.8 basis points to 4.35%.In economic news, the Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence rose to 92.8 in April from an upwardly revised 92.2 in March, compared with the 89.0 print expected in a Bloomberg survey. The poll for preliminary results was conducted from April 1 to April 22, which included the temporary two-week ceasefire in the Iran war.In sector news, Polymarket has had talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in recent weeks as it seeks regulatory approval to bring its main exchange back to the US, Bloomberg reported. Polymarket has technically banned US citizens from trading on its international platform since running afoul of regulators in 2022, and its US-based alternative has failed to fully launch, the report said.In corporate news, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) was selected as the first global banking partner of the Olympic Games, the firm and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. Separately, JPMorgan is joining HSBC (HSBC) in providing a $6 billion financing for potential suitors of a stake in Kuwait Petroleum's crude oil pipeline network, Reuters reported. JPMorgan and HSBC shares were little changed.First Financial (THFF) shares added 1.1% after the company posted higher Q1 net income and revenue from a year ago.Barclays (BCS) shares decreased 0.4% after Bloomberg reported the bank had reserved 228 million British pounds ($307.9 million) in Q1 to cover the collapse of specialty lender MFS.Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) shares gained 1.9% after its board approved an increase of 2.5 million shares to its stock buyback program.
Energy stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.4% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) climbing 1.8%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was increasing 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was shedding 0.2%.In sector news, the United Arab Emirates will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its more expanded version, OPEC+, effective May 1, the Emirates News Agency reported.This comes as Iran's latest proposal to end the war in the Middle East has still not won President Donald Trump's backing, leaving the deadly conflict in a continuing state of deadlock, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed US official.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained 3.7% to $99.90 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract rose 2.7% to $111.17 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures increased 0.4% to $2.56 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, Chevron (CVX) signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya's National Oil Corporation, or NOC, to conduct a joint study evaluating the potential of unconventional shale oil and gas resources in sedimentary basins across the country, NOC said Tuesday. Separately, Chevron is in advanced talks to sell a portfolio of Asian assets to Eneos in a deal that could be valued at more than $2 billion, Bloomberg reported. Chevron shares climbed 1.9%.Equinor (EQNR) shares rose 1.1% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to equal weight from underweight and raised its price target to $40.40 from $22.80.NextEra Energy (NEE) shares gained 1.5% after it said the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved operating license renewals for Florida Power & Light's St. Lucie nuclear units, extending Unit 1 to 2056 and Unit 2 to 2063.BP (BP) shares added 0.8%. The company reported Q1 underlying replacement cost profit Tuesday of $1.24 per American depositary share, up from $0.53 a year earlier. Sales and other operating revenue for the quarter totaled $52.26 billion, up from $46.91 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $49.4 billion.
Major digital assets were mixed Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) lower but holding above the $76,000 level.The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell almost 0.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 decreased 1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%.Bitcoin fell 0.7% to $76,316, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume declined 18.3% to $32.51 billion.Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, added 0.7% to $2,302.XRP (XRP-USD) dropped 0.5%, BNB (BNB-USD) rose 0.1%, and Solana (SOL-USD) fell 0.3%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) gained 2%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) added 0.8%.The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.351% at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, up from 4.335% Monday, while the five-year yield rose to 3.981% from 3.947%.The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry dropped 0.4% in the past 24 hours to $2.55 trillion, with trading volume dropping 0.5% to $155.16 billion.Price: $76342.31, Change: $-1025.97, Percent Change: -1.33%