新西兰股市周四早盘下跌50点,跌幅0.4%,至12734点,在华尔街周三暴跌后,新西兰股市第三个交易日下跌,原因是美国国债收益率上升、美元升值和即将到来的11月大选导致市场波动加剧。与此同时,新西兰储备银行行长阿德里安·奥尔在周三的国际货币基金组织和世界银行年会上表示,新西兰的货币政策在未来几个季度仍将保持限制性,现金利率将保持在限制支出和通胀压力的水平。缓解看跌情绪的是,有猜测称,中国可能会设立2万亿元人民币的市场稳定基金来支持其资本市场。非能源矿产、公用事业和消费服务拖累NZX 50。在单股中,Vista Group Intl.跌幅最大(-2.6%),其次是Mercury NZ有限公司(-2.3%)、South Port NZ(-1.8%)、Winton Land有限公司(-1.4%)和Freightways Group(-1.0%)。
New Zealand's equities slipped 50 points or 0.4% to 12,734 in Thursday morning trade, retreating for the third session after Wall Street plunged on Wednesday due to increased market volatility stemming from higher US Treasury yields, a rising dollar, and the upcoming November election. Meanwhile, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr said during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings Wednesday that monetary policy in New Zealand will remain restrictive in forthcoming quarters and that the cash rate will stay at a level that constrains spending and inflation pressures. Mitigating the bearish mood was speculation that top trading partner China might set a CNY 2 trillion market stabilization fund to support its capital market. Dragging down the NZX 50 was non-energy minerals, utilities, and consumer services. Among single shares, Vista Group Intl. dipped the most (-2.6%), followed by Mercury NZ Ltd. (-2.3%), South Port NZ (-1.8%), Winton Land Ltd. (-1.4%), and Freightways Group (-1.0%).