标准普尔/多伦多证券交易所综合指数周四小幅上涨0.24点,收于21708点,受材料板块上涨的提振,同时投资者权衡美联储长期加息的可能性。在中东持续紧张局势中,对黄金的避险需求加强,推高了主要矿业股的股价,包括巴里克黄金(Barrick Gold)上涨1.56%,阿格尼科鹰(Agnico Eagle)上涨1.52%。此外,随着黄金和铜价的上涨,First Quantum以8.86%的涨幅领涨该指数。在企业新闻中,TC Energy向投资者保证,在其位于阿尔伯塔省的NGTL天然气管道周二破裂引发野火后,不会出现服务中断,促使其股价上涨0.48%。相反,能源板块平均下跌0.47%,抑制了整体涨幅,帝国石油下跌1%。
The S&P/TSX Composite index inched higher by 0.24 to close at 21,708 level on Thursday, lifted by gains in the materials sector, while investors weighed the potential for prolonged higher interest rates by the US Fed. Safe-haven demand for bullion strengthened amid ongoing Middle East tensions, driving shares of major mining stocks higher, including Barrick Gold, which rose 1.56%, and Agnico Eagle, up 1.52%. Additionally, First Quantum led the index with an 8.86% surge, tracking the rise in gold and copper prices. In corporate news, TC Energy assured investors of no service disruptions after the rupture of its NGTL gas pipeline in Alberta triggered a wildfire on Tuesday, prompting their shares to climb 0.48%. Conversely, a 0.47% average decline in the energy sector tempered the overall rise, with Imperial Oil dropping 1%.