周四,标准普尔/澳交所200指数微涨0.1%,收于8773点,在矿业和能源股的支撑下弥补了前一交易日的一些损失。在Freeport-McMoRan宣布其位于印度尼西亚格拉斯伯格矿发生不可抗力事件后,铜价飙升至15个月高点,矿业股上涨。矿业指数上涨1.7%,达到近21个月来的最高点,行业巨头必和必拓和力拓各上涨3.6%。能源公司也上涨1.9%,伍德赛德(2.5%)和桑托斯(2.1%)领涨,因美国原油库存意外下降导致油价上涨。不利的一面是,随着金价从历史高点回落,黄金矿商下跌1.7%,北极星下跌近2%。与此同时,对利率敏感的金融股喜忧参半,CBA下跌0.4%,西太平洋银行上涨1.3%。在最近的数据显示8月份消费者价格高于预期,导致市场减少对澳大利亚储备银行近期宽松政策的押注后,风险情绪仍然谨慎。掉期交易现在表明,下周降息的可能性只有6.5%,11月降息的可能性为38.2%。
The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.1% to finish at 8,773 on Thursday, recouping some losses in the previous session, supported by mining and energy stocks. Miners rallied as copper prices surged to a 15-month high after Freeport-McMoRan declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia. The mining index jumped 1.7% to its highest in nearly 21 months, with sector giants BHP and Rio Tinto up 3.6% each. Energy firms also added 1.9%, led by Woodside (2.5%) and Santos (2.1%), as oil prices rose on a surprise drop in US crude inventories. On the downside, gold miners dropped 1.7% as bullion retreated from record highs, with Northern Star down nearly 2%. Meanwhile, rate-sensitive financials were mixed, with CBA down 0.4% and Westpac up 1.3%. Risk sentiment remained cautious after recent data showed a hotter-than-expected consumer prices in August, leading markets to scale back bets on near-term RBA easing. Swaps now indicate only a 6.5% chance of a rate cut next week and 38.2% in November.