Investor Optimism Improves, Dow Settles Above 40,000
Investor Optimism Improves, Dow Settles Above 40,000
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the "Greed" zone on Friday.
美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）的货币恐惧和贪婪指数显示整体市场情绪有所改善，而该指数周五仍处于 “贪婪” 区域。
U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, as the Dow Jones index settled above the major 40,000 level for the first time.
由于道琼斯指数首次跌破40,000主要水平，美国股市周五收高。
U.S. stocks also notched weekly gains, with the Dow gaining 1.2% to record its fifth consecutive weekly gain, while the S&P 500 added 1.5% last week.
美国股市也实现了周涨幅，道琼斯指数上涨了1.2％，创下了连续第五周的涨幅，而标准普尔500指数上周上涨了1.5％。
On the economic data front, the U.S. leading index fell 0.6% month-over-month for April, versus market expectations for a 0.3% decline.
在经济数据方面，美国4月份领先指数同比下降0.6％，而市场预期为下降0.3％。
Shares of GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) fell around 20% on Friday after the video game retailer released preliminary first-quarter results, anticipating revenue between $0.872 billion and $0.892 billion.
GameStop Corp（纽约证券交易所代码：GME）的股价周五下跌了约20％，此前这家视频游戏零售商公布了第一季度初步业绩，预计收入在8.72亿美元至8.92亿美元之间。
Most sectors on the S&P 500 closed on a positive note, with energy, materials and financial stocks recording the biggest gains on Friday. However, information technology and consumer staples stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session lower.
标准普尔500指数的大多数板块收盘表现乐观，其中能源、材料和金融股周五涨幅最大。但是，信息技术和消费必需品股逆势上涨，收盘走低。
The Dow Jones closed higher by around 134 points to 40,003.59 on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.12% at 5,303.27, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.07% at 16,685.97 during Friday's session.
周五，道琼斯指数收盘上涨约134点，至40,003.59点。标准普尔500指数上涨0.12％，至5,303.27点，而纳斯达克综合指数在周五的交易中下跌0.07％，至16,685.97点。
Investors are awaiting earnings results from Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) today.
投资者正在等待诺信公司（纳斯达克股票代码：NDSN）、帕洛阿尔托网络公司（纳斯达克股票代码：PANW）和Zoom Video Communications, Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：ZM）今天的收益业绩。
At a current reading of 64.5, the index remained in the "Greed" zone on Friday, versus a prior reading of 63.5.
该指数目前的读数为64.5，周五保持在 “贪婪” 区域，而之前的读数为63.5。
What is CNN Business Fear & Greed Index?
什么是CNN商业恐惧与贪婪指数？
The Fear & Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
恐惧与贪婪指数是衡量当前市场情绪的指标。它基于这样的前提，即更高的恐惧会对股价施加压力，而更高的贪婪会产生相反的效果。该指数是根据七个等权指标计算得出的。该指数的范围介于 0 到 100 之间，其中 0 表示最大恐惧感，100 表示最大贪婪。