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受美伊緊張局勢再升級影響,股市盤前下跌

-- 週一開盤前,受美伊緊張局勢再度升級的影響,美國基準股指普遍下跌,投資人正為即將到來的繁忙企業財報週做準備。 標普500指數、道瓊工業指數、那斯達克指數盤前均下跌0.5%。這些指數在上週五收盤走高,其中那斯達克指數創下自1992年以來最長連漲紀錄。 週日,美國總統唐納德·川普在社群媒體上發文稱,美國海軍在阿曼灣攔截並扣押了一艘懸掛伊朗國旗的貨船。美國中央司令部在聲明中證實,其部隊在伊朗船隻試圖駛向伊朗港口時將其擊沉。 上週,在華盛頓和德黑蘭於巴基斯坦舉行的和平談判未能達成最終協議後,美國對所有進出伊朗港口的船隻實施了封鎖。 川普在社群媒體上另發貼文稱,伊朗違反了與美國的停火協議,在至關重要的霍爾木茲海峽向一艘法國船隻和一艘英國貨輪開火。川普敦促伊朗接受美國提出的「非常公平合理的協議」。 「如果他們不接受,美國將摧毀伊朗的每一座發電廠和每一座橋樑,」川普寫道。 根據美國消費者新聞與商業頻道(CNBC)引述德黑蘭國家通訊社報道,伊朗週日否認將參加本週在巴基斯坦舉行的與美國的新一輪談判。川普表示,他的代表將於週一前往巴基斯坦進行會談。 週末,伊朗推翻了先前重新開放霍爾木茲海峽供所有商船通行的決定,理由是川普決定繼續封鎖伊朗港口。 西德州中質原油(WTI)在最近的盤前交易中上漲5.9%,至每桶88.76美元,布蘭特原油上漲6%,至每桶87.48美元。 開盤前,美國公債殖利率呈上升趨勢,兩年期公債殖利率上漲2.7個基點至3.73%,十年期公債殖利率上漲2.2個基點至4.27%。 多家大型公司計劃在本週發布最新季度業績,包括電動車製造商特斯拉(TSLA)、健康保險巨頭聯合健康集團(UNH)、晶片製造商英特爾(INTC)和消費品公司寶潔(PG)。 克里夫蘭-克里夫斯公司(CLF)和夏威夷銀行(BOH)預計在盤前發布財報。鋼鐵動力公司(STLD)和阿拉斯加航空(ALK)將在收盤後發布業績。 TopBuild(BLD)股價在盤前飆升18%,此前該公司同意被QXO(QXO)以約170億美元的價格收購。美國稀土公司 (USAR) 股價上漲 3.4%,此前該公司同意以約 28 億美元的價格收購巴西佩拉埃瑪稀土礦及加工廠的所有者塞拉維德公司。 由於週一沒有重要的經濟數據公佈,交易員將等待週二公佈的上月零售銷售報告。 黃金價格下跌 1.3% 至每盎司 4,816 美元,而比特幣價格小幅上漲 0.5% 至每盎司 75,342 美元。

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