新西兰基准标准普尔/新西兰元50指数周四几乎持平,收于11874点,抵消了早盘的跌幅,此前美联储决定如预期保持利率不变。此外,主席Jerome Powell表示,央行的下一步行动不太可能是加息。在经济数据方面,新西兰3月份新住宅的建筑许可数量较上月小幅下降0.2%,经季节性调整后为2931套。总体而言,股市涨跌互现,Fisher&Paykel(-0.4%)、Auckland Intl Airport(-0.5%)、Infratil(-0.2%)和Spark NZ(-0.12%)跌幅显著。同时,Meridian Energy(0.2%)、Mercury NZ(2.5%)、Mainfreight(2.4%)和Contact Energy(0.4%)为绿色。
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was nearly flat to close at 11,874 on Thursday, erasing losses from the morning session, following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its interest rate unchanged, as expected. Moreover, Chair Jerome Powell stated that it was unlikely that the central bank’s next move would be a rate hike. On the economic data front, the number of building consents issued for new dwellings in New Zealand inched lower by 0.2% from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted 2,931 units in March. Across the board, stocks traded mixed, with notable losses seen from Fisher & Paykel (-0.4%), Auckland Intl Airport (-0.5%), Infratil (-0.2%), and Spark NZ (-0.2%). Meanwhile, Meridian Energy (0.2%), Mercury NZ (2.5%), Mainfreight (2.4%), and Contact Energy (0.4%), were in the green.