Equities Rise as Markets Weigh Jobless Claims Data
Equities Rise as Markets Weigh Jobless Claims Data
US benchmark equity indexes closed higher Thursday as traders assessed a report showing that weekly jobless claims jumped to the highest level since August.
美國基準股指週四收高，原因是交易員評估了一份報告，該報告顯示每週申請失業救濟人數躍升至8月以來的最高水平。
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9% to 39,387.8, while the S&P 500 grew 0.5% to 5,214.1. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.3% to 16,346.3. Barring technology, all sectors notched gains, led by real estate and utilities.
道瓊斯工業平均指數上漲0.9％，至39,387.8點，而標準普爾500指數上漲0.5％，至5,214.1。納斯達克綜合指數上漲0.3％，至16,346.3。除科技板塊外，所有板塊均上漲，房地產和公用事業板塊領漲。
In economic news, the seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims in the US increased by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ended May 4, the Department of Labor said. This marked the highest level since the week ended Aug. 26, 2023. The consensus was for 212,000 in a survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg.
在經濟新聞方面，美國勞工部表示，經季節性調整後的美國初請失業救濟人數在截至5月4日的一週內增加了22,000人，至23.1萬人。這是自截至2023年8月26日的一週以來的最高水平。彭博社對分析師進行的一項調查顯示，共識爲21.2萬人。
"If the higher level of claims persists or if claims rise further, it would be a sign of a further loosening in labor market conditions," Oxford Economics said in a note. "However, one week of data doesn't change our call for the (Federal Reserve) to keep interest rates at current levels until September."
牛津經濟研究院在一份報告中表示：“如果更高的索賠水平持續下去，或者索賠進一步增加，那將是勞動力市場狀況進一步放鬆的跡象。”“但是，一週的數據並不能改變我們對（聯儲局）在9月之前將利率維持在當前水平的呼籲。”
Official data released Friday showed the US economy added 175,000 jobs in April, below the 240,000 gain expected in a Bloomberg-compiled consensus.
週五公佈的官方數據顯示，美國經濟在4月份增加了17.5萬個工作崗位，低於彭博社編制的共識中預期的24萬個就業崗位。
The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee tightened monetary policy by 525 basis points from March 2022 through July 2023 to tame inflation. It has held its benchmark lending rate steady since then, with its latest pause coming last week.
央行的聯邦公開市場委員會從2022年3月到2023年7月將貨幣政策收緊了525個點子，以抑制通貨膨脹。自那時以來，它一直保持基準貸款利率穩定，最近一次暫停是在上週。
The US two-year yield fell 3.2 basis points to 4.81% Thursday, while the 10-year rate declined 2.6 basis points to 4.46%.
週四，美國兩年期國債收益率下跌3.2個點子至4.81％，而10年期國債收益率下降2.6個點子至4.46％。
In company news, Equinix (EQIX) shares jumped nearly 12%, the top performer in the S&P 500. The company late Wednesday logged first-quarter adjusted funds from operations that topped Wall Street's expectations.
在公司新聞方面，Equinix（EQIX）的股價上漲了近12％，是標準普爾500指數中表現最好的股票。該公司週三晚些時候公佈的第一季度調整後運營資金，超出了華爾街的預期。
Constellation Energy (CEG) was the best performer on the Nasdaq, up 3.8%. The company expects uprates at its nuclear plants to eventually "add up to 1,000 megawatts or perhaps more of clean, firm power to the grid," Chief Executive Joseph Dominguez said on an earnings conference call, according to a Capital IQ transcript.
星座能源（CEG）是納斯達克指數表現最好的股票，上漲3.8％。根據Capital IQ的記錄，該公司首席執行官約瑟夫·多明格斯在業績電話會議上表示，該公司預計，其核電站的升級最終將 “爲電網增加多達1,000兆瓦甚至更多的清潔、穩定的電力”。
Epam Systems (EPAM) saw the steepest decline on the S&P 500, down nearly 27%, after the company lowered its 2024 revenue outlook.
Epam Systems（EPAM）在標準普爾500指數中跌幅最大，跌幅近27％，此前該公司下調了2024年的收入展望。
Airbnb's (ABNB) shares slipped 6.9%, the biggest drop on the Nasdaq and among the worst in the S&P 500. The vacation rental company Wednesday offered a muted outlook for the second quarter while its first-quarter results surpassed the Street's estimates on the back of strong travel demand and the timing of Easter.
愛彼迎（ABNB）股價下跌6.9％，是納斯達克指數跌幅最大，也是標準普爾500指數中跌幅最差的股票。這家度假租賃公司週三公佈的第二季度前景黯淡，而由於旅遊需求強勁和復活節的時機，其第一季度的業績超過了華爾街的預期。
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.8% to $79.61 per barrel Thursday.
週四，西德克薩斯中質原油價格上漲0.8％，至每桶79.61美元。
Gold increased 1.2% to $2,351.10 per troy ounce, while silver surged 3.4% to $28.55 per ounce.
黃金上漲1.2％，至每金衡盎司2,351.10美元，而白銀上漲3.4％，至每盎司28.55美元。