周四早盘,新西兰元50指数下跌55点,跌幅0.4%,至13020点,连续第二次下跌,主要受公用事业、医疗保健和金融业的拖累。交易员在美国关税的不确定性中保持谨慎,同时密切关注相关事态发展。在国内,在经济疲软和高失业率的背景下,人们的注意力集中在预计几周内任命新的新西兰储备银行行长上。然而,几位美联储官员周三的评论表明,劳动力市场的担忧继续支持他们的观点,即降息仍有可能。这种情绪有助于限制下跌,增加了本月晚些时候降息的希望。与此同时,在Alphabet的反弹提振标准普尔500指数和纳斯达克指数后,美国股指期货几乎没有变化。早期的输家包括Ryman Healthcare(-2.0%)、Fletcher Building(-1.8%)、Skellerup Holdings(-1.4%)、Fisher&Paykel(-0.9%)、Colonial Motor(-0.9%,Hallenstein Glasson)(-0.6%)。
The NZX 50 dropped 55 points, or 0.4%, to 13,020 in morning trade on Thursday, marking its second consecutive decline, mainly weighed down by utilities, healthcare, and financials. Traders remained cautious amid US tariff uncertainty while monitoring related developments. Domestically, attention is on the expected appointment of a new RBNZ Governor within weeks, against the backdrop of a weak economy and high unemployment. However, comments from several Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday suggested that labor market concerns continue to support their view that interest rate cuts are still likely. This sentiment helped limit the decline, raising hopes of a cut later this month. Meanwhile, US stock futures were little changed after Alphabet’s rally boosted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Among early losers were Ryman Healthcare (-2.0%), Fletcher Building (-1.8%), Skellerup Holdings (-1.4%), Fisher & Paykel (-0.9%), Colonial Motor (-0.9%), and Hallenstein Glasson (-0.6%).