周四,标准普尔/澳交所200指数上涨0.8%,收于8190点,结束了三天的下跌,金融股领涨反弹,投资者继续评估澳大利亚储备银行货币政策的前景。周三,数据显示,澳大利亚8月份的月度CPI指标降至2.7%的三年低点,回到了央行2-3%的目标范围内,尽管下降的主要原因是政府对电力的临时回扣。金融板块涨幅由联邦银行(1.1%)、西太平洋银行(0.8%)、澳大利亚国民银行(1.3%)、澳新银行集团(0.5%)和麦格理集团(1.2%)领涨。其他指数权重股也上涨,包括力拓(1.1%)、CSL有限公司(1%)和Aristocrat Leisure(1.8%)。
The S&P/ASX 200 Index jumped 0.8% toward 8,190 on Thursday, snapping a three-day decline, with financial stocks leading the rebound as investors continued to assess the outlook for Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy. On Wednesday, data showed that Australia’s monthly CPI indicator declined to a three-year low of 2.7% in August, returning within the central bank’s 2-3% target range, although the drop was caused mainly by temporary government rebates on electricity. Gains in the financial sector were led by Commonwealth Bank (1.1%), Westpac Banking (0.8%), National Australia Bank (1.3%), ANZ Group(0.5%) and Macquarie Group (1.2%). Other index heavyweights also advanced, including Rio Tinto (1.1%), CSL Ltd (1%) and Aristocrat Leisure (1.8%).