周三,标准普尔/澳交所200指数下跌1.3%,至7600点以下,跌至一周多来的最低水平,并跟随华尔街隔夜的大幅抛售,因为美国国债收益率因强于预期的美国工资数据而跃升。在美联储做出政策决定之前,投资者也变得谨慎。预计美联储将在顽固的通货膨胀中再次暂停鹰派政策。在澳大利亚,数据显示,4月份制造业活动仍处于收缩状态,而房价连续第15个月上涨。矿业和能源股领跌,大宗商品价格下跌,必和必拓集团(-1.8%)、力拓(-1.7%)、Fortescue(-2.3%)、South32(-2.9%)、伍德赛德能源(-2.1%)和安波尔(-4.4%)下跌。在企业新闻方面,Woolworths Group上涨1%,此前有消息称该零售商将出售其在Endeavour Group 3.03亿美元的股份。
The S&P/ASX 200 Index dropped 1.3% to below 7,600 on Wednesday, sliding to its lowest levels in over a week and tracking a sharp selloff on Wall Street overnight as Treasury yields jumped on stronger-than-expected US wage data. Investors also turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision where it is anticipated to deliver another hawkish pause amid stubborn inflation. In Australia, data showed that manufacturing activity remained contractionary in April, while house prices increased for the 15th straight month. Mining and energy stocks led the decline on weaker commodity prices, with losses from BHP Group (-1.8%), Rio Tinto (-1.7%), Fortescue (-2.3%), South32 (-2.9%), Woodside Energy (-2.1%) and Ampol (-4.4%). In corporate news, Woolworths Group gained 1% following news that the retailer will sell its $303 million stake in Endeavour Group.