周四,标准普尔/NZX 50指数上涨0.9%,收于13194点,延续了前一天的涨势,创下12月下旬以来的最高收盘点位。新西兰储备银行周三降息并暗示未来将进一步宽松后,市场情绪依然高涨。经济新闻方面,新西兰7月份的贸易逆差从去年同期的10.22亿新西兰元缩小至5.78亿新西兰元,因为出口(10%)的增长速度远快于进口(2.3%)。全球投资者现在将注意力转移到美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在杰克逊霍尔研讨会上的演讲上,寻找美国利率走势的信号。在企业方面,Skellerup的股价在再次创纪录盈利后飙升6.4%。市场权重股的表现也优于其他公司,包括斐雪派克(+2.1%)、新西兰水星(+2.9%)、Ebos Group(+2.5%)和a2 Milk(+3.5%)。相反,尽管奥克兰国际机场的净基础利润有所增长,但该机场仍下跌了0.6%。
The S&P/NZX 50 index climbed 0.9% to close at 13,194 on Thursday, extending rally from day before and marking its highest close since late December. Sentiment remained buoyant after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut interest rates on Wednesday and signaled further easing ahead. In economic news, New Zealand’s trade deficit narrowed to NZD 578 million in July from NZD 1,022 million in the same month last year, as exports (10%) rose much faster than imports (2.3%). Investors globally now shift their focus to US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, looking for signals on the path of US interest rates. On the corporate front, shares of Skellerup surged 6.4% after posting another record profit. Market heavyweights also outperformed, including Fisher & Paykel (+2.1%), Mercury NZ (+2.9%), Ebos Group (+2.5%), and a2 Milk (+3.5%). Conversely, Auckland Intl Airport lost 0.6% despite reporting an increase in net underlying profit.