标准普尔/澳交所200指数周五收于8958点,下跌0.1%,扭转了前一交易日的涨幅,因为重量级矿商拖累,而投资者在本月晚些时候公布公司业绩之前保持谨慎。主要指数本周也下跌了0.3%,这是三周来的首次下跌。金属和矿业分类指数领跌,下跌2.5%,从前一交易日的创纪录高点回落,当时该指数追踪到大宗商品价格走强。行业巨头必和必拓和力拓分别下跌2.1%和1.7%。黄金矿商也下跌3.5%,金价跌破4000美元大关,北方之星资源下跌2.1%,进化矿业下跌3.9%。展望未来,投资者将关注下周矿业和能源公司的季度生产报告,预计该基准将出现短期波动。在政策方面,在澳大利亚储备银行行长布洛克重申对粘性通胀和数据驱动政策的担忧后,市场现在只看到11月降息的可能性为52%。
The S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.1% lower at 8,958 on Friday, reversing gains from the previous session, as heavyweight miners dragged, while investors stayed cautious ahead of corporate results due later this month. The main index also slipped 0.3% for the week, its first decline in three weeks. The metals and mining sub-index led losses with a 2.5% drop, retreating from a record high in the prior session when it tracked stronger commodity prices. Sector giants BHP and Rio Tinto slipped 2.1% and 1.7%, respectively. Gold miners also fell 3.5% as bullion slipped below the $4,000 mark, with Northern Star Resources down 2.1% and Evolution Mining 3.9%. Looking ahead, investors will focus on quarterly production reports from mining and energy firms next week, with near-term volatility expected in the benchmark. On the policy front, markets now only see a 52% chance of a November rate cut after RBA Governor Bullock reiterated concerns about sticky inflation and a data-driven policy.