Meta Selloff, GDP Data Drag Equity Markets Lower
Meta Selloff, GDP Data Drag Equity Markets Lower
US benchmark equity indexes dropped Thursday amid a post-earnings selloff in Meta Platforms (META), while markets also evaluated data showing that Q1 economic growth fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
由於Meta Platforms（META）的業績後拋售，美國基準股指週四下跌，而市場還評估了顯示第一季度經濟增長未達到華爾街預期的數據。
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1% to 38,085.8, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6% to 15,611.8. The S&P 500 lost 0.5% to 5,048.4. Communication services was the steepest decliner, down 4%, while materials paced the gainers.
道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌1％，至38,085.8，而納斯達克綜合指數下跌0.6％，至15,611.8點。標準普爾500指數下跌0.5％，至5,048.4。通信服務跌幅最大，下降了4％，而材料漲幅則加快。
In company news, Meta shares tumbled nearly 11% in regular trading, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Facebook and Instagram parent late Wednesday projected higher capital spending this year than previously expected as its Q1 financial results exceeded estimates.
在公司新聞方面，Meta股價在常規交易中下跌了近11％，是標準普爾500指數和納斯達克指數中表現最差的股票。這家Facebook和Instagram母公司週三晚間預計，由於其第一季度財務業績超出預期，今年的資本支出將超過先前的預期。
International Business Machines (IBM) was the top decliner on the Dow and among the worst performers on the S&P 500, down more than 8%. The tech giant's Q1 revenue fell short of market expectations late Wednesday. IBM agreed to acquire multi-cloud infrastructure automation company HashiCorp (HCP) in a deal with an enterprise value of $6.4 billion. HashiCorp closed 4.5% higher.
國際商業機器（IBM）是道瓊斯指數跌幅最大的股票，也是標準普爾500指數中表現最差的股票，跌幅超過8％。週三晚些時候，這家科技巨頭的第一季度收入低於市場預期。IBM同意以64億美元的企業價值收購多雲基礎設施自動化公司HashiCorp（HCP）。HashiCorp收盤上漲4.5％。
Southwest Airlines' (LUV) shares declined 7%, among the steepest drops on the S&P 500, as the company lowered its 2024 revenue outlook amid Boeing (BA) delivery delays after reporting weaker-than-expected Q1 results.
西南航空（LUV）股價下跌7％，是標準普爾500指數跌幅最大的股票，原因是該公司在公佈第一季度業績低於預期後，在波音（BA）交付延遲的情況下下調了2024年的收入展望。
Newmont (NEM) was the best performer on the S&P 500, up 13%, following a Q1 beat.
繼第一季度表現之後，紐蒙特（NEM）是標準普爾500指數中表現最好的股票，上漲了13％。
The US two-year yield rose 6.1 basis points to 5%, while the 10-year rate added five basis points to 4.70%.
美國兩年期國債收益率上漲6.1個點子至5％，而10年期國債收益率上漲了五個點子至4.70％。
In economic news, US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.6% in the March quarter, while consumer spending growth eased sequentially amid rising inflationary pressures, according to an advance estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The consensus was for a 2.5% real GDP gain in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. In Q4 2023, the economy grew 3.4%.
在經濟新聞方面，根據經濟分析局的預先估計，美國3月季度實際國內生產總值年增長率爲1.6％，而在通貨膨脹壓力增加的情況下，消費者支出增長連續放緩。彭博社編制的一項調查顯示，共識是實際GDP增長2.5％。在 2023 年第四季度，經濟增長了 3.4%。
"The sharp slowdown in real consumer spending growth in the first quarter should restore some faith that the (Federal Reserve's) restrictive monetary policy is having a dampening impact on consumer demand, since most of the weakness came from interest-rate sensitive spending," BMO said in a note. "The broad price inflation resurgence we saw in this report will give the (Federal Open Market Committee) pause that their work to vanquish the inflation monster is nowhere near complete."
BMO在一份報告中表示：“第一季度實際消費者支出增長的急劇放緩應恢復人們的信心，即（聯儲局）的限制性貨幣政策正在抑制消費者需求，因爲大部分疲軟來自利率敏感支出。”“我們在本報告中看到的普遍價格通脹捲土重來將讓（聯邦公開市場委員會）暫停一下，因爲他們戰勝通脹巨頭的工作尚未完成。”
Pending home sales in the US climbed more than projected last month to the highest level in a year, though growth remains constrained by low inventory and high mortgage rates, the National Association of Realtors said.
全國房地產經紀人協會表示，儘管增長仍受低庫存和高抵押貸款利率的限制，但上個月美國待售房屋銷售的增長超過預期，達到一年來的最高水平。
Manufacturing activity in the US Midwest region slid further into contraction territory in April amid declines in production and shipments, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said.
堪薩斯城聯邦儲備銀行表示，由於產量和出貨量下降，美國中西部地區的製造業活動在4月份進一步滑入收縮區間。
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.2% to $83.78 per barrel Thursday.
週四，西德克薩斯中質原油價格上漲1.2％，至每桶83.78美元。
Gold and silver increased 0.3% each to $2,345 per troy ounce and $27.44 per ounce, respectively.
黃金和白銀分別上漲0.3％，至每金衡盎司2345美元和每盎司27.44美元。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。