Why ARB, Guzman Y Gomez, Opthea, and Yancoal Shares Are Storming Higher
Why ARB, Guzman Y Gomez, Opthea, and Yancoal Shares Are Storming Higher
The ARB share price is up 6% to $42.21. This follows news that the 4×4 automotive parts manufacturer is increasing its presence in the United States. According to the release, its US based associate, ORW USA, has announced a conditional agreement to acquire the US-based In afternoon trade, the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ is on course to record a decline. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is down 0.6% to 7,965.9 points.
下午交易时，该$S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ 目前正在录得下降。撰写时，基准指数下跌0.6%，至7,965.9点。
Four ASX shares that are not letting that hold them back today are listed below. Here's why they are rising:
以下四只ASX股票今日涨幅强劲，详情如下：
The ARB share price is up 6% to $42.21. This follows news that the 4×4 automotive parts manufacturer is increasing its presence in the United States. According to the release, its US based associate, ORW USA, has announced a conditional agreement to acquire the US-based 4 Wheel Parts business from Hoonigan for US$30 million. 4 Wheel Parts owns 42 retail stores and associated online stores. Should the acquisition proceed, ORW USA will settle the purchase using additional funding provided by its shareholders. This will see ARB increase its shareholding in ORW from 30% to 50%. ARB will separately acquire the Poison Spyder brand from Hoonigan for US$1 million.
ARb股价上涨6%，报42.21美元。这是因为有消息称，这家4×4汽车零部件制造商正在扩大其在美国的业务。据发布的消息，其美国助理公司ORW USA宣布达成条件协议，以3,000万美元收购源自Hoonigan的美国4 Wheel Parts业务。4 Wheel Parts拥有42家零售店和相关的在线商店。如果收购顺利进行，ORW USA将使用股东提供的额外基金来支付购买。这将使ARb将其在ORW的持股份额从30%增加到50%。ARb还将以价值100万美元的价格单独收购Poison Spyder品牌。
The Guzman Y Gomez share price is up 5% to $40.40. This has been driven by news that the quick service restaurant operator will be added to the ASX 200 index at the next quarterly rebalance. The company's shares are one of three that will join the benchmark index on 23 September. This is good news for two reasons. One is that its inclusion in a major index means that index funds have to buy shares to reflect the change. The second is that fund managers with strict investment mandates may now be free to invest in Guzman Y Gomez should they want to.
Guzman Y Gomez股价上涨5%，报40.40美元。这是由于快餐连锁运营商即将在下一次季度再平衡时被纳入ASX 200指数。该公司的股票将成为23日加入基准指数的三家公司之一。这是个好消息，原因有二。一是其纳入主要指数意味着指数基金必须买入股票以反映这一变化。二是只要愿意，有严格投资规定的基金经理现在可以自由投资于Guzman Y Gomez。
The Opthea share price is up 8.5% to 58 cents. This biopharmaceutical company's shares will be added to the ASX 300 index at the next rebalance later this month. This may have given its shares a boost today. In addition, the release of a corporate presentation may have caught the eye of investors. Opthea estimates that it has a $15 billion market opportunity for the VEGF-A Inhibitor it is developing.
Opthea股价上涨8.5%，报58美分。这家生物制药公司的股票将在本月晚些时候的ASX 300指数再平衡时被纳入。这可能是今天给其股票带来提振的原因。此外，企业介绍资料的发布可能引起了投资者的关注。Opthea估计其正在开发的VEGF-A抑制剂有150亿美元的市场机会。
The Yancoal share price is up 4% to $5.50. This is another share rising thanks to its inclusion in the ASX 200 index at the quarterly rebalance. The coal miner's CEO, David Moult, was pleased with the news. He said: "We see the Company's inclusion in the S&P ASX indices providing a further opportunity to expand our investor base and bolster the trading liquidity of our shares."
澳洲煤炭股价上涨4%，达到5.50澳元。这是另一只因其被纳入ASX 200指数而上涨的股票，在季度重新平衡中。煤炭公司的CEO David Moult 对这个消息感到高兴。他说：“我们认为公司被纳入S&P ASX指数将为我们扩展投资者基础和增加股票的交易流动性提供进一步机会。”
