周三早盘，新西兰元50指数下跌33点，跌幅0.3%，至13202点，与前一交易日相比停止上涨，达到近两周来的最低水平，因为交易员在周四公布第二季度GDP数据之前仍持谨慎态度。市场预期表明，该国经济可能环比收缩0.3%，与新西兰储备银行的估计一致。在美联储做出货币政策决定之前，更广泛的指数在一夜之间跟踪了华尔街的下跌。
新的数据也打压了市场情绪，在生活成本上升和经济不确定性持续存在的情况下，新西兰的消费者信心仍然疲软。与此同时，第二季度经常账户赤字低于预期。几乎所有行业都出现了亏损，金融、医疗保健和公用事业领涨。Fletcher Building下跌1.9%，而斐雪派克、Contact Energy和Infratil分别下跌1.2%。萨默塞特集团下跌1.1%，陶朗加港下跌0.9%。
The NZX 50 dropped 33 points, or 0.3%, to 13,202 in morning trade on Wednesday, halting gains from the previous session and reaching its lowest level in nearly two weeks, as traders remained cautious ahead of the release of Q2 GDP data on Thursday. Market expectations indicate that the country's economy is likely to contract by 0.3% QoQ, in line with RBNZ estimates. The broader index tracked a decline on Wall Street overnight, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision.
Fresh data also weighed on sentiment, with New Zealand’s consumer confidence remaining weak amid rising living costs and ongoing economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, the current account deficit came in smaller than expected in Q2. Almost all sectors traded in the red, led by financials, healthcare, and utilities. Fletcher Building fell 1.9%, while Fisher & Paykel, Contact Energy, and Infratil dropped 1.2% each. Summerset Group declined 1.1%, and Port of Tauranga slid 0.9%.
