周四,标准普尔/澳交所200指数上涨0.24%,收于8146点,连续第六个交易日上涨,全球贸易情绪改善和乐观的国内数据提振了投资者信心。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在建议与印度、日本和韩国达成潜在贸易协定后提振了市场情绪,同时对与中国达成协议表示乐观。在国内方面,澳大利亚3月份的贸易顺差为69亿澳元,远高于2月份向下修正的28.5亿澳元,超出了31.3亿澳元的预期。此外,4月份制造业活动进一步改善,新订单以近两年半来的最快速度增长。表现最好的是联邦银行(+0.4%)、伍尔沃斯集团(+1.2%)、澳大利亚电信集团(+0.7%)、威斯法农(+0.3%)和Transurban集团(+1.1%)。
The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.24% to close at 8,146 on Thursday, marking its sixth consecutive session of gains, as improving global trade sentiment and upbeat domestic data boosted investor confidence. US President Donald Trump lifted market mood after suggesting potential trade agreements with India, Japan, and South Korea, while expressing optimism about a deal with China. On the domestic front, Australia posted a trade surplus of A$6.9 billion in March, up sharply from a downwardly revised A$2.85 billion in February and beating expectations of A$3.13 billion. Additionally, manufacturing activity showed further improvement in April, with new orders rising at their fastest pace in nearly two and a half years. Among the top performers were Commonwealth Bank (+0.4%), Woolworths Group (+1.2%), Telstra Group (+0.7%), Wesfarmers (+0.3%), and Transurban Group (+1.1%).