周四，标准普尔/澳交所200指数下跌0.8%，收于两周低点8755点，受桑托斯因ADNOC牵头的财团撤回收购要约而暴跌后能源股拖累。市场还消化了低于预期的就业报告，该报告显示8月份就业人数减少了5400人，与21500人的增长预测相反，全职工作人数减少了40900人。失业率保持在4.2%，而参与率降至66.8%，表明劳动力市场逐渐疲软。尽管如此，市场认为9月份澳大利亚储备银行降息的可能性只有20%，11月份的可能性为70%，因为高于目标的通胀使政策制定者保持谨慎。在企业新闻方面，能源公司下跌5.9%，为五个多月来最疲软的一天，桑托斯暴跌11.9%，此前阿布扎比ADNOC领导的财团在就估值和条款进行了数月的争论后撤回了187亿美元的出价。由于铜价下跌，权重矿商也下跌了0.4%，而对利率敏感的金融股下跌了0.9%，CBA下跌了2.3%，这是连续第四次下跌。
The S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.8% lower at a two-week low of 8,755 on Thursday, dragged by energy stocks after Santos slumped as an ADNOC-led consortium withdrew its takeover bid. Markets also digested a weaker-than-expected jobs report, which showed employment fell by 5,400 in August, defying forecasts for a 21,500 gain, as full-time jobs dropped 40,900. The jobless rate held at 4.2% while participation eased to 66.8%, pointing to a gradually softening labor market. Still, markets see only a 20% chance of an RBA cut in September, with November odds at 70%, as above-target inflation keeps policymakers cautious. In corporate news, energy firms dropped 5.9%, their weakest day in over five months, with Santos plunging 11.9% after Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC-led consortium withdrew its $18.7B bid following months of wrangling over valuation and terms. Heavyweight miners also fell 0.4% on weaker copper prices, while rate-sensitive financials slipped 0.9%, with CBA down 2.3%, its fourth straight decline.
