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受伊朗戰爭不確定性影響,納斯達克指數和標普500指數從歷史高點回落;油價飆漲。

-- 那斯達克指數和標普500指數從歷史高點回落,而油價則因交易員密切關注中東衝突明顯升級而攀升。 那斯達克指數下跌0.3%,收在24,404.4點,此前該指數曾連續13個交易日上漲並創下新高。標普500指數下跌0.2%,收在7109.1點。道瓊工業指數基本持平,收在49442.6點。 11個板塊中有6個板塊上漲,其中材料板塊領漲,而通訊服務板塊跌幅最大。 西德州中質原油價格最新上漲5.6%,至每桶88.58美元,布蘭特原油價格上漲5.1%,至每桶94.98美元。 伊朗於上週五重新開放霍爾木茲海峽,允許商船通行,並於上週六重新控制了該海峽。美國和伊朗互相指責對方違反了4月7日宣布的為期兩週的停火協議。 美國總統川普在Truth Social上發文稱,美國海軍週日扣押了一艘試圖突破海上封鎖線的伊朗船。 荷蘭國際集團(ING Bank)在一份報告中指出:“中東局勢再次劇烈波動,看似緩和的局勢迅速演變為局勢再度升級。” 美國將派遣談判團隊前往巴基斯坦進行第二輪和平談判。儘管伊朗公開表示不打算參加,但彭博新聞報導稱,伊朗將派遣代表團前往伊斯蘭堡。 川普告訴彭博新聞,與伊朗的停火協議將於「華盛頓時間週三晚間」結束。他表示,延長為期兩週的停火協議「極不可能」。 麥格理集團週一在報告中指出,美伊停火協議可能延長至多兩週,但達成全面和平協議仍需更長。 美國公債殖利率漲跌互現,10年期公債殖利率基本持平於4.26%,2年期公債殖利率上漲1.7個基點至3.73%。 奧本海默資產管理公司在一份報告中稱,本輪財報週期中,標普500指數成分股公司中已有約46家公佈了最新季度財報,盈利和銷售額分別同比增長約32%和13%。該券商表示,在財報季到來之前,FactSet曾預測獲利年增12.6%。 奧本海默資產管理公司首席投資策略師約翰·斯托爾茨弗斯表示:“現在對第一季業績下結論還為時過早,但本季度似乎開局良好。” 據券商稱,約有94家標普500指數成分股公司計劃在本週發布季度財報。其中包括特斯拉(TSLA)、英特爾(INTC)、IBM(IBM)、德州儀器(TXN)、菲利普莫里斯國際(PM)、寶潔(PG)、通用電氣航空航天(GE)、聯合健康集團(UNH)和RTX(RTX)。 公司新聞方面,QXO(QXO)週日宣布,已同意以現金加股票的方式收購保溫材料公司TopBuild(BLD),交易金額約170億美元。 QXO股價下跌3.1%,而TopBuild股價飆漲19%。 Sila Realty Trust(SILA)同意被Blue Owl Capital(OWL)旗下房地產部門的某些關聯公司收購並私有化,交易金額約為24億美元,全部以現金支付。 Sila Realty股價上漲19%,而Blue Owl股價上漲0.4%。 黃金價格最新下跌1%,至每盎司4,832.10美元,而白銀價格下跌2.5%,至每盎司79.81美元。

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