周五,标准普尔/澳交所200指数下跌0.6%,至8310点左右,从历史高点回落,矿业股在基础大宗商品价格疲软的情况下领跌。这些举措出台之际,中国的房地产行业简报未能提供积极的刺激措施,损害了金属的需求前景。在货币政策方面,强于预期的国内就业数据促使交易员撤回了对澳大利亚储备银行今年降息的押注。重量级铁矿石矿商领跌,必和必拓集团(-1.8%)、Fortescue(-2.3%)和力拓(-0.6%)大幅下跌。在企业新闻方面,Flight Centre股价下跌15%,此前该旅行社公布了第一季度的运营业绩,并发布了交易更新,预示着不确定的增长前景。本周,基准指数仍有望上涨约1%。
The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 0.6% to around 8,310 on Friday, retreating from all-time highs, with mining stocks leading the decline amid weaker underlying commodity prices. Those moves came as China’s property sector briefing failed to deliver aggressive stimulus measures, hurting the demand outlook for metals. On the monetary policy front, stronger-than-expected domestic jobs data prompted traders to dial back bets on a Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate cut this year. Heavyweight iron ore miners led the decline, with sharp losses from BHP Group (-1.8%), Fortescue (-2.3%) and Rio Tinto (-0.6%). In corporate news, Flight Centre tumbled 15% after the travel agent reported its operational performance for the first quarter and issued a trading update, flagging an uncertain growth outlook. Over the week, the benchmark index is still on track to gain about 1%.