Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia ahead of US inflation report, while oil prices gain
- Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data for July.
- The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2%, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly unchanged.
- Germany’s DAX rose 0.3%, while France's CAC 40 fell 0.2%.
- In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.8%, and South Korea's Kospi rose 3.7%.
- Brent crude oil prices increased by 1% to $89.79 per barrel.
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data for July, while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2%, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly unchanged. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.3% to 26,480.04, while the CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.2%, to 8,698.79. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1% lower.
During Asian trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% to 67,524.06. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 3.7% to 6,579.04 on renewed buying of computer chipmakers. The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was up 1% at $89.79 early Wednesday.
Iran has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment regarding compensation in talks to end the war, while concerns about regional shipping routes persist due to renewed hostilities.
欧洲和亚洲股市走势不一，油价上涨，静待美国通胀报告
曼谷（美联社）——在美国7月通胀数据发布前，欧洲和亚洲股市走势不一，油价上涨，因人们对伊朗战争何时能恢复原油自由流通仍存疑虑。
标准普尔500指数期货上涨0.2%，而道琼斯工业平均指数期货几乎没有变化。在早期欧洲交易中，德国DAX指数上涨0.3%，达到26480.04，而巴黎CAC 40指数下跌0.2%，至8698.79。英国富时100指数小幅下跌0.1%。
在亚洲交易中，东京日经225指数上涨0.8%，达到67524.06。韩国Kospi指数因对计算机芯片制造商的重新买入而上涨3.7%，达到6579.04。布伦特原油价格在周三早盘上涨1%，达到每桶89.79美元。
伊朗拒绝了美国总统特朗普关于在结束战争谈判中要求赔偿的评论，同时由于敌对行动的恢复，人们对区域航运路线的担忧依然存在。