欧洲股市周五开盘走低，延续了前一交易日的跌幅，交易员们消化了美联储可能会在更长时间内保持较高利率的前景，以及来自中国的喜忧参半的经济数据。与此同时，投资者将评估4月份欧元区通胀的最终数据。在企业方面，市场将密切关注汇丰银行，此前有报道称，最大股东平安正在考虑降低其8%的股份。此外，收入将来自历峰和Engie。欧元斯托克50指数在盘前交易中下跌0.30%。

European equity markets were headed for a lower open on Friday, extending losses from the previous session, as traders digest prospects the Fed will probably keep interest rates higher for longer and mixed economic data coming out of China. Meanwhile, investors will assess the final euro zone inflation reading for April. On the corporate front, markets will closely watch HSBC, after reports showed that top shareholder Ping An is considering options to lower its 8% stake. Also, earnings are set to come from Richemont and Engie. Euro Stoxx 50 shed 0.30% in premarket trade.

标准普尔/新西兰元50指数周五下跌0.24%，收于11700点，投资者等待新西兰储备银行下周的政策决定。路透社的一项民意调查显示，央行将保持其关键利率稳定，并至少保持到9月。在经济新闻方面，由于第一季度投入和产出价格高于预期，新西兰的生产者通胀率仍在上升。与此同时，在美国，几位美联储官员表示，即使通胀出现缓和迹象，利率可能也需要保持更长时间的高位，交易员们对近期货币政策路径进行了思考。在主要贸易伙伴中国，4月份工业生产增长超过预期，而零售额和固定资产投资增长低于预期。健康服务类股下跌，瑞曼医疗（-4.4%）和萨默塞特健康公司领跌。(-1.1%). 能源板块也下跌，即Meridian（-1.1%）、Contact energy（-1.7%）和Mercury NZ（-2.2%）。该指数本周下跌0.47%。

The S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.24% to close at 11,700 on Friday, as investors awaited the RBNZ's policy decision due next week. A Reuters poll revealed that the central bank would hold its key interest rate steady and be at a hold at least until September. In economic news, New Zealand’s producer inflation remained elevated, as input and output prices came in higher than expected in Q1. Meanwhile, in the US, traders pondered the near-term monetary policy path after several Fed officials suggested that interest rates may need to stay higher for longer even as inflation showed signs of easing. In key trading partner China, industrial production grew more than expected in April, while retail sales and fixed asset investment rose less than forecasts. Health services stocks dropped, led by Ryman Healthcare (-4.4%) and Summerset Hldgs. (-1.1%). The energy sector also fell, namely Meridian (-1.1%), Contact Energy (-1.7%), and Mercury NZ (-2.2%). The index was down 0.47% for the week.

2024年第一季度，法国的失业率为7.5%，与过去两个季度持平，而市场普遍认为失业率为7.4%。失业人数比上一季度增加6000人，达到230万人，25至49岁的失业率下降0.2个百分点，降至6.8%。与此同时，15岁至24岁人群的失业率上升了0.6个百分点，达到18.1%，50岁及以上人群上升了0.1个百分点，到5.1%。在性别中，男性的失业率小幅上升0.1个百分点，至7.7，而女性的失业率则下降0.1个百分点至7.3%。活动率从前三个月的74.1%上升到本季度的74.5%。

The unemployment rate in France stood at 7.5% in the first quarter of 2024, unchanged from the past two-quarter periods and compared to market consensus of 7.4%. The number of unemployed persons rose by 6 thousand from the prior quarter to 2.3 million, with the unemployment rate for people aged 25 to 49 falling 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 increased by 0.6 percentage points to 18.1% and rose by 0.1 percentage points to 5.1% for those aged 50 and more. Among genders, the jobless rate for men edged up by 0.1 percentage points to 7.7, while it ticked lower by 0.1 percentage points to 7.3% for women. The activity rate rose to 74.5% during the quarter from 74.1% in the previous three-month period.

BSE Sensex指数在周五早盘交易中上涨258.8点，涨幅0.3%，至73922.6点，连续第二个交易日上涨，受科技、消费品和医疗保健涨幅的支撑。本周，BSE Sensex指数在前一周下跌后，将上涨1.7%，因为通胀降温和美国经济疲软的迹象增加了降息的可能性。投资者预计，中国5月的基准贷款利率将于下周确定，并将于今天监测中国首次拍卖的30年期债券，因为北京方面正在努力刺激疲软的经济。在印度最大贸易伙伴的最新数据显示工业产出增长超过预期，但零售额和固定投资增长低于预期后，中国的数据喜忧参半，限制了涨幅。Mahindra&Mahindra在公布2024财年第四季度净利润同比增长32%后上涨6.1%，而JSW Steel在今天晚些时候发布第四季度盈利报告前上涨1.1%。其他早盘上涨股包括Grasim和Ultracemco，分别上涨1.7%和1.2%。

The BSE Sensex advanced 258.8 points or 0.3% to 73,922.6 in early deals on Friday, up for the second straight session, supported by gains from tech, consumer goods, and healthcare. For the week, the BSE Sensex is heading for a 1.7% surge after falling in the prior week, as signs of cooling inflation and a softening US economy raised the prospect of rate cuts. Investors anticipate China benchmark lending rates for May fixing next week and monitoring the first auctioned China's 30-year bond today as Beijing efforts' to stimulate a flagging economy. Limiting the gain was mixed data from China after the latest data in India's top trading partner showed industrial output rose more than expected, but retail sales and fixed investment growth below forecasts. Mahindra & Mahindra jumped 6.1% after posting a 32% yoy surge in net profit for Q4FY 2024, while JSW Steel rose 1.1% ahead of the Q4 earnings report later today. Other early gainers were Grasim and Ultracemco by 1.7% and 1.2% each.