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Masoko ya Hisa Yashuka Huku Bei za Mafuta Zikipanda Kuelekea Dola 100 Baada ya Shambulio la Houthi Dhidi ya Saudi Aramco
Kielelezo cha S&P 500 kilishuka Septemba 8 huku bei za mafuta ghafi ya Brent na WTI zikipanda kwa kasi baada ya shambulio la ndege zisizo na rubani na makombora la Houthi dhidi ya vituo vya Saudi Aramco, huku wafanyabiashara pia wakipima mvutano wa Iran na Marekani, mzozo wa kibiashara na Kanada, na matarajio ya kupanda kwa viwango vya riba.
Imeundwa na AI kutoka vyanzo vilivyotajwa hapa chini.
Masoko ya hisa ya Marekani yalishuka Septemba 8 huku bei za mafuta zikipanda kwa kasi baada ya shambulio la Houthi dhidi ya vituo vya Saudi Aramco, huku S&P 500 ikishuka hadi karibu pointi 7,707, ikishuka kwa asilimia 0.15 hivi. Mafuta ghafi ya Brent yalipanda kwa asilimia 2.23 hadi dola 99.16 kwa pipa huku mafuta ghafi ya West Texas Intermediate yakipanda kwa asilimia 3.26 hadi dola 94.46 kwa pipa, huku mafuta yakikaribia alama ya dola 100 wakati wafanyabiashara wakipima hatari ya vurugu zaidi katika usambazaji wa nishati wa Ghuba.
Wafanyabiashara walitaja mchanganyiko wa vikwazo vinavyolemea masoko pamoja na kupanda kwa bei za mafuta, ikiwemo kuongezeka kwa mvutano wa Iran na Marekani baada ya mashambulizi ya kulipiza kisasi, mzozo wa kibiashara na Kanada, na matarajio ya kupanda zaidi kwa viwango vya riba. Hisa za teknolojia zilikuwa miongoni mwa zilizoshuka zaidi katika kipindi hicho, huku Apple ikishuka kwa asilimia 2.55, Alphabet kwa asilimia 2.10, na Microsoft kwa asilimia 2.05, huku baadhi ya hisa za viwanda na za watumiaji zikienda kinyume na mwelekeo huo, Caterpillar ikipanda kwa asilimia 1.65, Honeywell kwa asilimia 0.95, na Home Depot kwa asilimia 0.88.
Key facts
- The S&P 500 fell to around 7,707 points, down about 0.15%, on September 8
- Brent crude rose 2.23% to $99.16/barrel; WTI rose 3.26% to $94.46/barrel
- The oil price surge followed a Houthi drone and missile attack on Saudi Aramco facilities
- Iran-US tensions, a Canada trade dispute and rate-hike expectations also weighed on markets
- Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft were among the biggest tech decliners; Caterpillar, Honeywell and Home Depot rose
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