周五早盘,新西兰元50指数下跌18点,跌幅0.1%,至12867点,此前一个月基本持平,受医疗保健、工业和通信服务拖累。在特朗普总统决定对印度进口商品征收额外25%的关税后,有迹象表明贸易紧张局势再次出现,交易员继续关注美国贸易关税政策的发展。在新西兰主要贸易伙伴中国周六公布消费者价格和生产者价格之前,人们也越来越谨慎。市场预计,在内地需求持续疲软的情况下,CPI将恢复下降。包括零售销售和工业生产在内的一系列中国数据将于下周公布。早期下跌的包括新西兰南港(-3.0%)、斐雪派克(-1.2%)和澳新银行集团(-0.8%)。然而,该指数仍有望每周上涨1.2%,这是三周来的首次上涨,因为人们希望在即将举行的新西兰联储会议上降息。
The NZX 50 dropped 18 points, or 0.1%, to 12,867 in morning trade on Friday, after remaining nearly flat over the previous month, weighed down by healthcare, industrials, and communication services. Traders continued to monitor developments in US trade tariff policy amid signs of renewed trade tensions, following President Trump’s decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports. Caution also grew ahead of the release of consumer and producer prices in China — New Zealand’s main trading partner — due on Saturday. Markets expect the CPI to return to decline amid continued weak demand in the mainland. A slew of data from China, including retail sales and industrial production, is set to be announced next week. Among early losers were South Port NZ (-3.0%), Fisher & Paykel (-1.2%), and ANZ Group (-0.8%). However, the index remains on track for a 1.2% weekly gain — its first rise in three weeks — amid hopes of interest rate cuts at the upcoming RBNZ meeting.