Equity Markets Close Mixed After Macro Data
Equity Markets Close Mixed After Macro Data
US benchmark equity indexes closed mixed Thursday, as markets assessed the latest economic data, including a report showing housing starts saw a surprise drop in May.
美國基準股票指數週四收盤出現分化，市場評估了包括一份報告在內的最新經濟數據，該報告顯示5月份住房開工出現意外下降。
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.8% to 17,721.8, while the S&P 500 slid 0.3% to 5,473.2, both retreating from their record high levels reached Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8% to 39,134.8. Technology saw the steepest decline among sectors, while energy paced the gainers.
納斯達克綜合指數下跌0.8％至17,721.8，標普500指數下滑0.3％至5,473.2，兩者均回落至本週二創下的歷史高位。道瓊斯工業平均指數上漲0.8％至39,134.8。科技板塊的跌幅最大，而能源板塊則領漲。
US stock markets were closed Wednesday for Juneteenth.
美國股市週三因“六月節”而關閉。
In economic news, US housing starts unexpectedly fell last month as both multifamily building and single-family house projects skidded while permits also decreased, government data showed.
根據政府數據顯示，上個月出乎意料地出現了美國住房建築項目的下降，包括多住宅和單一住房建築項目的下降，同時許可證也減少。
"Homebuilding activity retreated in May as elevated mortgage rates continued to weigh on demand," TD said in a note to clients. Single- and multifamily segments have now seen three to four straight months of declines in permits, indicating "further weakness is likely in the pipeline as the volume of units under construction continues to decline gradually," the brokerage said.
"隨着高額抵押貸款利率繼續打壓需求，5月的住房建築活動有所回落，" TD在致客戶的一封信中說道。券商表示，單住和多住宅業務已經連續三到四個月出現許可證下降，表明"隨着建設單位數量的逐漸下降，未來的疲軟繼續存在。"
Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US declined less than market expectations, while the four-week moving average increased, government data showed.
政府數據顯示，美國申請失業救濟的周度數據低於市場預期，但四周移動平均值增加。
"The softening in the job growth has, so far, been primarily driven by a deceleration in hiring via reduced labor demand," Oxford Economics said in a note. "The job openings rate has declined noticeably, but so far that hasn't translated into a significant rise in the unemployment rate."
"迄今爲止，就業增長放緩主要是因爲大幅減少工人需求而導致的。"牛津經濟學院在一份報告中說:"崗位空缺率已明顯下降，但迄今爲止這並沒有轉化爲失業率的顯著上升。"
The US 10-year yield rose four basis points to 4.26%, while the two-year rate gained 2.9 basis points to 4.73%.
美國10年期收益率上漲4個點子至4.26％，而2年期收益率上漲2.9個點子至4.73％。
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said it could take one to two years to get consumer price inflation back down to the Fed's 2% target. Kashkari also suggested that the Federal Open Market Committee's dot plot does not adequately reflect the uncertainty that policymakers see in the softening economy right now.
明尼阿波利斯聯邦儲備銀行行長尼爾·卡什卡里表示，將需要一到兩年時間將消費者物價上漲降至聯儲局的2％目標水平。卡什卡里還表示，聯邦公開市場委員會的點圖並不能充分反映政策制定者在目前經濟疲軟中看到的不確定性。
West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased 0.9% to $82.34 per barrel. Commercial crude stockpiles in the US decreased by 2.5 million barrels to 457.1 million barrels through the week ended June 14, the Energy Information Administration said. The consensus estimate on Bloomberg was for a draw of 2.8 million barrels.
西德克薩斯中質原油期貨上漲0.9%，報82.34美元/桶。美國商業原油庫存在截至6月14日的一週內減少了250萬桶，至4.571億桶，能源信息署稱。彭博社的共識預期是減少280萬桶。
In company news, Jabil (JBL) shares slumped 11%, the steepest drop on the S&P 500, after the company's fiscal third-quarter core earnings and net revenue fell year over year.
捷普科技股份有限公司股票下跌11%，成爲標普 500指數的最大跌幅，該公司財政第三季度核心收益和淨收入同比下降。
Gilead Sciences (GILD) was the best performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, up 8.5%, after the drugmaker said its experimental twice-yearly Lenacapavir shot to prevent HIV was 100% effective in women in a late-stage trial.
吉利德科學股份有限公司成爲標普500指數和納斯達克指數的最佳表現股，上漲8.5%，因這家制藥公司表示，其防止HIV的實驗性兩年一次注射藥物Lenacapavir在一項後期試驗中對婦女的效果達到100%。
Accenture (ACN) shares rose 7.3%, the second-top gainer on the S&P 500, as the consulting firm tightened its full-year revenue outlook on the back of lower-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, though demand for generative artificial intelligence helped it post double-digit growth in new bookings.
埃森哲股份有限公司股票上漲7.3%，成爲標普500指數中漲幅第二大的股票，因爲這家諮詢公司在低於預期的財政第三季度業績背後，需求旺盛的生成人工智能技術幫助其實現了新預訂額的兩位數增長，緊縮了全年營收預期。
Gold gained 1.1% to $2,372.30 per troy ounce, while silver jumped 4% to $31.07 per ounce.
黃金上漲1.1％至每盎司2,372.30美元，白銀上漲4％至每盎司31.07美元。
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