澳大利亚早间新闻摘要 | 澳交所指数小幅上涨；Pilbara Minerals下跌

• 标普500指数平盘收盘

• 澳交所略微上扬

• 要关注的股票：PLS、WBC、GYG、以太经典

美国9月ADP非农就业人数为143,000，高于124,000的预测，也高于上个月的99,000。

与此同时，原油库存远高于预期：企业新增了388.9万桶，而上周削减了447.1万桶。

澳洲股市今早略有上涨，投资者正在评估中东紧张局势加剧可能带来的影响，这一情况主导了前一天的市场活动。

标普/澳交所200指数上涨0.1％至8205点。这在昨日的交易中表现相对平稳，能源股因中东冲突加剧的担忧而大幅上涨，抵消了对风险敏感的科技和消费板块的下跌。

今早，能源股正在回吐昨日的部分涨幅，下跌了0.3％。与此同时，石油价格在上一交易日稳定下来，因以色列和黎巴嫩南部真主党之间的冲突升级而飙升，这导致双方都出现了伤亡。

在一个安静的交易日中，澳交所没有板块的涨跌幅超过1％。

截至最新数据， $比特币 (BTC.CC)$ 的价格为60,741美元，在过去24小时下降了4.0％，而 $以太坊 (ETH.CC)$ is priced at $2,358, down by 8.68% in the past 24 hours.

The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column has disclosed that Morgan Stanley and Bank of America's equity divisions were offering a block trade for shares of $Pilbara Minerals Ltd (PLS.AU)$, a lithium mining company valued at $99.6亿, at a 4 percent discount to its last closing price of $3.31. On the ASX, Pilbara shares have fallen 4.2 percent to $3.17.

$Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AU)$ is poised to generate over $10亿 from selling its auto finance loan portfolio to Resimac Group, another company listed on the ASX. Shares of Westpac have decreased by 0.5 percent to $30.90.

Goldman Sachs analysts are advising investors to sell their stakes in the recent ASX newcomer, the Mexican-themed fast food chain $Guzman y Gomez Ltd (GYG.AU)$, and are suggesting investment in Collins Foods, the operator of KFC, instead. Shares of Guzman y Gomez have dropped 3.3 percent to $38.08, whereas Collins Foods shares have risen by 1.6 percent to $8.74.

11:30 am: 澳洲贸易收支（8月）