The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record closing highs, bolstered by optimism for possible negotiations between the US and Iran to end the war and a surge in Intel shares that extended the rally in semiconductor stocks https://t.co/rZ2obcfCs6pic.twitter.com/Reh06DEhai
Denso is set to withdraw its proposal to take over semiconductor maker Rohm, as the two sides were unable to see eye to eye on an offer, Nikkei reported https://t.co/iaBSw4piDQ
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, setting up a communication challenge for Governor Kazuo Ueda as the foundering yen hovers near levels that have prompted past interventions https://t.co/ug5eYKrYYI
若以外匯市場角度,數據偏強有助提升對本地經濟的信心,或對新加坡元(SGD)帶來支持。投資者如要押注新加坡元走強,可透過美元兌新加坡元的期權(期權:一種合約,賦予而非要求買賣某資產;看漲期權call:押注價格上升)作部署。新加坡金融管理局(Monetary Authority of Singapore,MAS;新加坡央行式的貨幣政策機構)在4月會議維持中性政策立場;若經濟數據轉強,市場對未來「放鬆政策/減少收緊」(easing:即減低政策限制,例如放寬匯率政策帶或降低緊縮力度)的預期或會下降,間接利好貨幣。
股票衍生工具方面,這亦強化對海峽時報指數(Straits Times Index,STI;新加坡主要股指)的偏好。投資者可考慮STI期貨(期貨:按約定價格在未來買賣的合約)或買入價外看漲期權(out-of-the-money:行使價較現價更不利、但成本較低的期權)捕捉上行動力。近期部分分析員上調預測,將第二季GDP增長估算推近約2.5%(GDP:本地生產總值,反映經濟規模與增長)。數據公布後指數已上升逾2%,顯示市場即時反應。
衍生品市場方面,投機資金持倉支持偏好看升。美國商品期貨交易委員會(CFTC)發布的交易者持倉報告(COT,Commitments of Traders,用以披露不同類別交易者在期貨市場的持倉)顯示,資產管理類資金(managed money,通常指對沖基金等專業投資者)在黃金期貨的淨長倉(net long,即看升倉位減去看跌倉位)已連續五周增加,反映市場押注短期仍有上升空間。