8月第一个交易日,新西兰股市下跌12点,跌幅0.1%,收于12811点,连续第三个交易日下跌。商业服务、金融和非能源矿产领跌。周三晚些时候,特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令,对选定的贸易伙伴征收新的关税,该命令于8月1日生效,美国期货价格下跌拖累了市场情绪。新西兰元50指数有望连续第二周下跌,迄今下跌约0.3%,有报道称,由于对第二季度潜在GDP和就业收缩的担忧,消费者信心减弱。在新西兰的主要贸易伙伴中国,7月份的服务业活动增长是八个月来最低的,而工厂产量连续第四个月下降。尽管如此,在通胀疲软的情况下,新西兰储备银行可能进一步放松政策的希望限制了损失。明显落后的包括萨默塞特集团(-1.4%)、殖民地汽车(-1.3%)和弗莱彻大厦(-1.0%)。
Stocks in New Zealand slipped 12 points, or 0.1%, to close at 12,811 on the first trading day of August, falling for a third consecutive session. Losses were led by commercial services, financials, and non-energy minerals. Sentiment was weighed down by a drop in U.S. futures after President Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday imposing new tariff rates on select trading partners, which took effect on August 1. The NZX 50 is on track for a second straight weekly loss, down about 0.3% so far, amid reports of weakening consumer sentiment driven by concerns over potential GDP and employment contractions in Q2. In China, New Zealand’s key trading partner, services activity in July grew the least in eight months, while factory output shrank for a fourth straight month. Still, losses were capped by hopes that the RBNZ may ease policy further amid subdued inflation. Notable laggards included Summerset Group (-1.4%), Colonial Motor (-1.3%), and Fletcher Building (-1.0%).