Australia shares track U.S. peers higher; Fed in focus
Australia shares track U.S. peers higher; Fed in focus
* BNPL stocks lead tech sector higher
*BNPL股票領漲科技板塊
* Seek gains most in more than five months
*五個多月來尋求最大漲幅
* NZ economy seen doing better in near term
*新西蘭經濟在短期內表現更好
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By Deepali Saxena
作者：Deepali Saxena
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares followed their U.S. peers higher on Wednesday, led by tech stocks, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve&aposs policy statement due later in the day for its view on the U.S. economy.
路透9月16日電-澳大利亞股市週三跟隨美國股市走高，科技股領漲，因投資者等待美聯儲(Fed&APOSS)定於當天晚些時候發佈的政策聲明，以瞭解其對美國經濟的看法.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO rose 1% to a one-week closing high, with Seek Ltd SEK.AX soaring 13% at one point after a report indicated that Alibaba BABA.N 9988.HK was eyeing an investment in its Chinese unit.
指標S&P/ASX 200指數.AXJO上漲1%，至一週收盤高位，Seek Ltd SEK.AX一度飆升13%，此前有報告顯示，阿里巴巴BABA.N 9988.HK正着眼於投資其中國子公司。
The online jobs portal later said it was in talks with a number of parties on whether to bring new investors into the unit. The company did not name the parties it was talking to.
這家在線就業門户網站後來表示，正在與多家公司就是否將新投資者引入該部門進行談判。該公司沒有透露正在與之談判的各方的名字。
Later in the day, the Fed will conclude its two-day meeting, its first since adopting a more accommodative approach to inflation and pledging to keep interest rates low for longer.
當天晚些時候，美聯儲將結束為期兩天的會議，這是自對通脹採取更寬鬆的方式並承諾在更長時間內保持低利率以來的首次會議。
Wall Street rose overnight on hopes for an ultra-accommodative policy stance, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC climbing the most.
華爾街隔夜上漲，因市場對超寬鬆政策立場抱有希望，以科技股為主的Nasdaq指數.IXIC漲幅最大.
James Tao, a market analyst at CommSec, said investors were waiting for the Fed chairman&aposs commentary given expectations that the central bank will keep interest rates on hold.
CommSec的市場分析師James Tao表示，鑑於對美聯儲將維持利率不變的預期，投資者正在等待美聯儲主席和阿波斯的評論。
Australia&aposs tech stocks .AXIJ climbed 2.4%, with buy-now-pay-later firms bouncing. Bellwether Afterpay APT.AX hit a near two-week high and closed 4% higher.
澳大利亞&aposs科技股.AXIJ攀升2.4%，先買後付的公司反彈。領頭羊Afterpay APT.AX觸及近兩週高位，收高4%。
Among the &aposbig four&apos banks, Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX rose 1%, while Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ANZ.AX dropped 0.3%.
在&apos四大&apos銀行中，澳大利亞聯邦銀行CBA.AX上漲1%，澳大利亞和新西蘭銀行集團ANZ.AX下跌0.3%。
CSL CSL.AX , the country&aposs biggest biotech firm, added nearly 1.4%, while mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.AX and BHP BHP.AX rose more than 2% each.
中國最大的生物技術公司CSL CSL.AX上漲近1.4%，礦業巨頭力拓(Rio Tinto)RIO.AX和必和必拓(BHP BHP.AX)分別上漲超過2%。
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 ended 0.4% higher at 11,814.71.
在新西蘭，基準的S&P/NZX 50指數.NZ50收盤上漲0.4%，報11,814.71點。
Kathmandu Holdings KMD.NZ and Arvida Group ARV.NZ were the top gainers on the benchmark, rising nearly 2.5% each.
加德滿都控股KMD.NZ和Arvida Group ARV.NZ是基準指數中漲幅最大的兩家公司，分別上漲近2.5%。
Forecasts released by the treasury department showed the economy bounced back faster from a lockdown put in place to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
財政部發布的預測顯示，經濟從為限制新冠肺炎疫情蔓延而實施的封鎖中反彈得更快。
The island nation will report its second-quarter GDP numbers on Thursday.
這個島國將於週四公佈第二季度GDP數據。
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