香港股市周四上涨37点,涨幅0.2%,至19735点,标志着第二个交易日上涨,主要来自消费板块。投资者考虑了波士顿联邦储备银行行长苏珊·柯林斯的言论,她表示有必要进一步降息,但政策制定者的行动既不应太快也不应太慢。与此同时,交易员们密切关注特朗普政府的选择,尤其是他对财政部长职位的选择。在中国,在12月的中央经济工作会议和即将召开的政治局会议之前,中国人民银行周三将关键贷款利率稳定在历史最低水平以帮助经济,股市表现低迷。香港10月通胀数据将于今日晚些时候公布,因市场谨慎,涨势受到抑制。9月份,该指数降至2.2%的三个月低点,低于2.4%的预测。一些早期表现最好的公司是汉生制药(4.7%)、Pop-Mart International(4.3%)、普拉达水疗中心(4.0%)和吉利汽车(2.4%)。
Hong Kong's shares increased 37 points or 0.2% to 19,735 on Thursday, marking the second session of gains amid strength mainly from the consumer sector. Investors considered remarks from Fed Boston President Susan Collins, who stated that additional interest-rate cuts are necessary, but policymakers should move neither too quickly nor too slowly. At the same time, traders monitored Trump’s administration picks, particularly his choice for the Treasury secretary role. In China, stock markets were muted after the PBoC Wednesday held its key lending rates steady at record lows to help the economy, ahead of December's Central Economic Work forum and the upcoming Politburo meeting. Gains were tempered by caution ahead of Hong Kong's October inflation data, due later today. In September, the reading fell to a three-month low of 2.2%, below forecasts of 2.4%. Some of the early top performers were Hansoh Pharmaceutical (4.7%), Pop Mart Intl. (4.3%), Prada Spa (4.0%), and Geely Auto (2.4%).