Australia Shares Climb as Miners Shine, Focus on Fed Chair's Speech
Australia Shares Climb as Miners Shine, Focus on Fed Chair's Speech
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose on Friday, as strong iron ore prices lifted mining stocks, while investors exercised caution ahead of a key speech by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for policy cues on interest rate hikes.
路透8月26日电-澳大利亚股市周五上涨，因强劲的铁矿石价格提振了矿业股，而投资者在美国联邦储备委员会(美联储，FED)主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔(Jerome Powell)就加息政策线索发表关键讲话之前持谨慎态度.
Top policymakers are gathering for the Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual monetary policy conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Powell is expected to offer clues on the central bank's path to monetary tightening going forward later in the day.
高层政策制定者正聚集在怀俄明州杰克逊霍尔参加堪萨斯城联邦储备银行的年度货币政策会议，预计鲍威尔将在当天晚些时候提供美联储未来货币紧缩道路的线索。
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rose 0.6% to 7,090.5 by 0100 GMT. For the week, however, the benchmark is set to end a winning streak of five weeks and is down more than 0.3% this week.
这个$S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$截至格林威治标准时间0100，该指数上涨0.6%，至7090.5点。然而，本周该基准指数将结束连续五周的上涨，本周下跌逾0.3%。
Shares in $Wesfarmers Ltd (WES.AU)$ climbed 0.9%, after the retailer disclosed strong sales growth for its units in the new fiscal year so far.
股份在$Wesfarmers Ltd (WES.AU)$该公司股价上涨0.9%，此前该公司公布了到目前为止新财年的强劲销售增长。
Leading gains on the resource-heavy bourse, domestic miners added 0.8% on strong underlying iron ore prices. The sub-index is on track for a sixth straight weekly gain, up about 1.8%.
在以资源为主的香港股市中，国内矿商领涨0.8%，原因是铁矿石价格走强。该分类指数有望连续第六周上涨，涨幅约为1.8%。
Shares in $Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (LYC.AU)$ advanced 1.9%, after the miner posted a three-fold jump in annual profit.
股份在$Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (LYC.AU)$必和必拓股价上涨1.9%，此前该公司公布年度利润增长三倍。
Mining trio $Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AU)$, $Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AU)$ and $BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AU)$ also advanced between 0.5% and 1.2%.
矿业三人组$Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AU)$, $Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AU)$和$BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AU)$涨幅也在0.5%至1.2%之间。
Heavyweight financials jumped 0.5%, with the country's 'Big Four' banks rising between 0.1% and 0.5%. The sub-index, however, is eyeing its worst week in 10, having lost more than 1.5%.
重量级金融类股上涨0.5%，中国四大银行的涨幅在0.1%至0.5%之间。然而，该分类指数将迎来10年来表现最差的一周，跌幅超过1.5%。
$Bega Cheese Ltd (BGA.AU)$ added 7.5%, after the dairy firm posted a 17% jump in its annual profit over last year.
$Bega Cheese Ltd (BGA.AU)$在这家乳制品公司公布年度利润比去年增长17%后，该公司股价上涨7.5%。
Across the Tasman sea, New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.4% to 11,675.5. The benchmark, however, lost 0.1% so far this week.
在塔斯曼海对岸，新西兰S&P/NZX50指数上涨0.4%，至11,675.5点。然而，本周到目前为止，该基准指数下跌了0.1%。
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand earlier in the day cited that there will be at least another couple of rate hikes going forward.
新西兰储备银行当天早些时候表示，未来至少还会有几次加息。
Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich
Roushni Nair在孟加拉国报道；Rashmi Aich编辑