Stocks Pause As Traders Await Jobs Data, Nvidia Falls On Antitrust Investigation, Crude Rises To $75: What's Driving Markets Thursday?
Stocks Pause As Traders Await Jobs Data, Nvidia Falls On Antitrust Investigation, Crude Rises To $75: What's Driving Markets Thursday?
Wall Street experienced a relatively quiet day on Thursday, with major indices trading within tight ranges as investors remain cautious ahead of the highly anticipated May jobs report, set for release Friday.
週四，華爾街經歷了一個相對平靜的一天，主要指數在緊密範圍內交易，投資者在高度期待的5月就業報告發表前仍持謹慎態度。
After driving the broader stock market to record highs on Wednesday, chipmakers saw a slight pullback. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) dipped 3% as of 1 p.m. in New York.
推動股市創下歷史新高後，芯片製造商出現輕微回調。截至美國紐約下午1點，英偉達公司（納斯達克股票代碼：NVDA）下跌了3%。
In regulatory news, the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles of Microsoft Corp. (NYSE:MSFT), OpenAI and Nvidia in the artificial intelligence industry, as reported by Reuters.
在監管方面，據路透社報道，美國司法部和聯邦貿易委員會已同意展開反壟斷調查，調查微軟公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：MSFT）、OpenAI和英偉達在人工智能行業的主導地位。
On the macroeconomic front, initial jobless claims rose more than expected last week, and first-quarter labor costs were revised lower. These developments bolstered market expectations that the Federal Reserve might begin cutting rates in the third quarter.
在宏觀經濟方面，上週初請失業救濟人數的上漲超過預期，以及第一季度的勞動力成本修正下調。這些進展增強了市場預期，央行可能會在第三季度開始降息。
The European Central Bank announced a 0.25% rate cut, as widely anticipated, but emphasized the need for a data-dependent approach, proceeding meeting by meeting.
歐洲央行宣佈了0.25%的降息，這是廣泛預期的，但強調了需要一種基於數據的方法，逐次會議進行。
Commodities strengthened, supported by the prospect of further rate cuts by central banks. West Texas Intermediate light crude climbed 1.6% to $75 a barrel, following a 1.9% rally on Wednesday.
商品受到央行進一步降息前景的支持而出現強勁表現。西得克薩斯輕質原油上漲1.6%，至每桶75美元，緊隨週三的1.9%漲勢。
Gold, tracked by the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:SPY), rose 0.7%, while silver surged nearly 4%. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell slightly by 0.4%, potentially ending a five-day winning streak.
SPDR Gold Trust（紐交所代碼：SPY）跟蹤的黃金上漲0.7%，白銀飆升近4%。比特幣（CRYPTO：BTC）微跌0.4%，可能標誌着連續五天上漲勢頭的結束。
Thursday's Performance On Major US Indices, ETFs
週四主要的美國指數和ETF表現
| Major Indices | Price | 1-day %chg |
| Dow Jones | 38,799.72 | 0.0% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 19,028.41 | 0.0% |
| S&P 500 | 5,345.02 | -0.2% |
| Russell 2000 | 2,052.28 | -0.9% |
| 主要指數 | 價格 | 1天%漲幅 |
| 道瓊斯 | 38,799.72 | 0.0% |
| 納斯達克100 | 19,028.41 | 0.0% |
| S&P 500 | 5,345.02 | -0.2% |
| Russell 2000 | 2,052.28 | -0.9% |
According to Benzinga Pro data:
SPDR標普500ETF信託（NYSE：SPY）下跌0.6％至524.01美元。
- The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) was 0.2% lower to $533.76.
- The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) was flat at $388.77.
- The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (ARCA: QQQ) was flat at $463.30.
- Sector-wise, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLP) outperformed, up by 0.5%, while the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLU) lagged, down 1%.
- SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust（紐交所代碼：SPY）下跌0.2%，至533.76美元。
- SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average（紐交所代碼：DIA）收於388.77美元，基本持平。
- 科技重量級Invesco QQQ Trust（ARCA：QQQ）基本持平，收於463.30美元。
- 就板塊而言，日常消費品精選行業指數etf-spdr（紐交所代碼：XLP）表現突出，上漲了0.5%，而公用事業精選行業指數etf-spdr（紐交所代碼：XLU）則下跌了1%。
Thursday's Stock Movers
週四股市熱門
- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) rose over 7%, marking the best performance within S&P 500 index.
- Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) rallied nearly 7%, in reaction to the company's better-than-expected quarterly results.
- Other stocks reacting to company results were: Smartsheet Inc. (NYSE:SMAR), up 16%, The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM), up 5.3%, The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC), up 13%, Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN), up 1.3%, Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)l, down 12%, and Sprinklr Inc. (NYSE:CXM), down 15%.
- Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) fell over 8%, eyeing the largest one-day drop in more than two years.
- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) rallied by 20% after rising 19% on Wednesday.
- Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) rose 7%, after the company agreed to buy cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for around all-cash deal worth $200 million.
- Illumina股份有限公司（納斯達克股票代碼：ILMN）上漲超過7%，是標普500指數表現最佳的股票。
- 拉露萊蒙體育用品公司（納斯達克股票代碼：LULU）因公司業績好於預期而上漲近7%。
- 其他股票的反應是：Smartsheet inc.（紐交所：SMAR）上漲16％， The J.M. Smucker company （紐交所：SJM）上漲5.3％， The Toro company （紐交所：TTC）上漲13％， Ciena corp. （紐交所：CIEN）上漲1.3％， Five Below（納斯達克：FIVE）下跌12％， Sprinklr inc. （紐交所：CXM）下跌15％。
- Vistra corp.（紐交所：VST）下跌超過8％，瞄準兩年多以來最大的單日跌幅。
- GameStop（遊戲驛站）股票在週三上漲19％後，上漲20％。
- Robinhood markets inc. （納斯達克：HOOD） 上漲7％，因公司同意以全部現金交易價值約2億美元的價格收購數字貨幣交易所Bitstamp。
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