British Pound, European Stocks Surge Ahead Of UK Election Results; Bitcoin Plummets: What's Driving Markets Thursday?
British Pound, European Stocks Surge Ahead Of UK Election Results; Bitcoin Plummets: What's Driving Markets Thursday?
With U.S. markets closed for Independence Day, European stocks and currencies rose on Thursday, showing no signs of risk aversion despite the ongoing UK legislative elections.
美国市场因为独立日关闭，欧洲股票和货币在周四上涨，显示出不惧风险的迹象，尽管英国立法选举仍在进行中。
The Labour Party is expected to achieve a landslide victory, ending 14 consecutive years of Conservative (or Tories) leadership. Heading to the elections, the Labour Party led by about 20 percentage points against Tories.
预计工党将取得压倒性胜利，结束14年的保守党（或托利党）领导。在选举即将到来之际，工党领先于托利党约20个百分点。
Polls will close at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, with results expected later tonight.
民调将在周四下午5:00 ET关闭，预计晚些时候公布结果。
UK Stocks And Sterling
英国股票和英镑
Ipek Ozkardeskaya, an analyst at Swissquote Bank Ltd, outlined two likely scenarios: a strong Labour majority with 150 seats — nearly double Boris Johnson's 80-seat majority in 2019 — or a super majority with 250 seats.
瑞士银行分析师Ipek Ozkardeskaya概述了两种可能的情况：得到150个席位的强大工党多数党，几乎是2019年鲍里斯·约翰逊80个席位多数党的两倍，或者超级多数党得到250个席位。两种情况都将使工党能够在英国实施重大改革。
Both outcomes would enable Labour to enact significant reforms in the UK.
这两种结果都将使工党能够在英国实施重大改革。
"Even investors want to see Labour take over the reins this time," she remarked.
她说：“即使是投资者也希望这次工党接管大权。”
Analysts perceive a Labour victory as positive for UK stocks and sterling. Ozkardeskaya highlighted that small and medium-sized British stocks will benefit more than the FTSE 100, which is heavily influenced by global market dynamics.
分析师认为工党胜选对英国股票和英镑是正面的。奥兹卡德斯凯亚（Ozkardeskaya）指出，受全球市场动态影响较大的富时100指数相比，小型和中型的英国股票将受益更多。
On Thursday, the FTSE 100 Index rose over 1%, marking its second consecutive day in the green. Smith & Nephew led gains, up 7.6% following Cevian Capital's acquisition of a 5% stake. Bunzl and Melrose each rose by 2.9%, while Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS) led the banking sector with a 2.1% increase.
周四，富时100指数上涨超过1％，标志着它第二个连续上涨的交易日。史密斯和尼福带头增长，Cevian Capital收购了5％的股份后，上涨了7.6％。巴泽尔和梅尔罗斯各上涨2.9％，而巴克莱银行（NYSE：BCS）以2.1％的涨幅领跑银行领域。
The British pound, tracked by the Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling ETF (NYSE:FXB), edged 0.2% higher, marking its sixth consecutive session of gains. The euro saw similar performance.
英镑，由Invesco CurrencyShares英镑ETF（NYSE：FXB）跟踪，上涨了0.2％，创下六连涨。欧元也表现出类似的走势。
Other Movers On Thursday
周四其他的市场动态
The dollar weakened against all major currencies, with the Japanese yen gaining 0.3% against the greenback.
美元对所有主要货币走弱，日元兑美元升值了0.3％。
Confidence that Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally will not obtain an absolute majority at the second round of French elections this Sunday buoyed other European markets.
有信心马琳·勒庞的极右翼民族联盟不会在本周日的第二轮法国选举中获得绝对多数支持，这一信心提振了其他欧洲市场。
The French CAC 40 index rose 0.8%, as did the Italian FTSE Mib, while the German DAX inched 0.4% higher.
法国CAC 40指数上涨了0.8％，意大利富时Mib指数也上涨了0.8％，而德国DAX指数微涨了0.4％。
The broader Euro STOXX 50 Index, tracked by the SPDR DJ Euro STOXX 50 ETF (NYSE:FEZ), closed 0.4% higher, notably surging above the key 50-day moving average for the first time since June 13.
SPDR DJ Euro STOXX 50 ETF（NYSE：FEZ）跟踪的更广泛的欧洲STOXX 50指数收盘上涨了0.4％，显着上涨至自6月13日以来首次突破关键的50日移动平均线。
Chart: Euro STOXX 50 Index Closes Above 50-Day Average
图表：Euro STOXX 50指数收盘上涨50日均线以上
In commodities markets, copper rallied 0.9%, marking its fifth straight positive session. Gold rose 0.2%, while silver fell 0.2%.
在商品市场上，铜上涨0.9％，连续第五天上涨。黄金上涨0.2％，而白银下跌了0.2％。
Oil prices showed robust gains, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light crude futures climbing to $84, up 0.8%.
油价表现强劲，西德克萨斯中质轻贱油期货价格上涨至84美元，上涨0.8％。
Cryptocurrencies were the weakest market segment:
加密货币是最弱的市场部分：
- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) down 3.8%
- Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) down 4.1%
- Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) down 5%
- Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) down 5.1%
- Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) down 5.4%.
- 比特币 (CRYPTO: BTC) 下跌3.8％
- Solana（加密货币：solana）下跌4.1%。
- 以太坊（加密货币：ETH）下跌5%。
- 瑞波币（加密货币：XRP）下跌5.1%。
- 艾达币（加密货币：ADA）下跌5.4%。
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