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奥密克戎引发市场恐慌,投资者开始另寻避风港

奥密克戎引发市场恐慌,投资者开始另寻避风港

Yvonne Lau, David Meyer 2021-12-02
市场“绝不会心存侥幸”。

受在南非发现的新冠变异毒株影响,恐慌情绪蔓延。11月26日,股市暴跌,投资者纷纷转向安全避风港。据称,该毒株较先前的毒株存在大量突变,传染性和对新冠疫苗的抗性更强。

截至香港时间11月26日下午2:40,日本股市率先反应,日经225指数(Nikkei 225)录得五个月来最大跌幅2.53%,东证指数(Topix Index)下挫2.0%。韩国综合股价指数(Kospi)下跌1.47%。

新变异毒株造成的恐慌,加之对中国房地产行业困局的担忧,令香港恒生指数(Hang Seng Index)暴跌2.67%。

中国大陆的市场情况稍好,上证指数和沪深300指数分别下跌0.54%和0.74%。

欧洲,斯托克600指数(Stoxx 600 Index)在11月26日早间的跌幅一度达3.5%,之后略有回升。法国CAC 40指数(CAC 40)下跌3.5%,德国DAX指数下跌2.8%,英国富时100指数(FTSE 100)下跌2.7%。美国期货市场同样阴云笼罩,道琼斯指数(Dow Jones Index)开盘即下跌2.1%。

加拿大皇家银行资本市场部(RBC Capital Markets)的亚洲外汇策略主管阿尔文·谭表示,此次震荡是“新的新冠变种毒株……和中国监管机构要求滴滴在美退市双重影响的结果,且恰逢美国感恩节假期,资产流动减少,造成了放大效应”。外汇交易公司OANDA的亚太区高级市场分析师杰弗里·哈利在11月26日的声明中写道:出现新变异毒株后,“亚洲投资者急于退场”。

新变异毒株编号为B.1.1.529,于11月11日首次在南非发现。该国目前已经确诊1000多例,大部分集中在最富裕、经济最活跃的豪登省。据统计,此种变异毒株占南非新发感染的大多数,甚至超过了传播性极强的德尔塔毒株。

香港11月早些时候发现了两例B.1.1.529病例。据悉,是一名由南非飞往香港的男性在隔离期间传染给了走道对面的另一名被隔离者。以色列和南非的邻国博茨瓦纳也发现了新变种毒株,比利时出现两起疑似病例。

截至11月26日中午,新加坡、日本、印度、以色列、德国、法国、意大利、荷兰、奥地利、捷克和英国均针对来自南非的旅行者发布了新禁令,澳大利亚对这一情况密切关注,欧盟委员会(European Commission)的主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩称,将建议取消从南非至欧盟国家的航班。

新的旅行限制可能对南非的旅游季造成严重影响。南非兰特对美元汇率一度下跌1.7%,至1美元兑换16.2391兰特,为12个月来的最低水平。

亚洲市场的旅游股也在11月26日遭受重创。新加坡航空(Singapore Airlines)的股票下挫近4%,澳大利亚的澳洲航空(Qantas Airways)暴跌5.5%,日本航空(Japan Airlines)的股票跌幅则达6.5%。此外,中国监管机构要求共享出行公司滴滴明确从纽约证券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)退市的计划,受此影响,科技股亦一蹶不振。

欧洲各航司的表现更糟。德国汉莎航空(Lufthansa)的股价下跌11%,英国航空(British Airways)和西班牙航空的母公司IAG集团股价下跌14.5%。美国达美航空(Delta Air Lines)下跌9.25%。

目前,人们对新毒株所知甚少,只知道相比于两年前的第一代新冠病毒有近50个突变,其中32个突变位于刺突蛋白。而刺突蛋白恰恰是病毒侵入人体细胞的结合点,也是大多数疫苗的靶点。

哈利指出,市场“绝不会心存侥幸”。美元、日元、瑞士法郎等避险货币走高。美国10年期债券收益率大幅下行至1.541%。油价下滑,美国西得克萨斯中质油(U.S. West Texas Intermediate)跌至每桶74.14美元,布伦特原油价格跌至每桶77.59美元,跌幅达5.6%。

“换言之,[这种情况]是典型的避险行为。”哈利写道。

CMC Markets的首席市场分析师迈克尔·休森在11月26日的说明中称,市场反应“超乎寻常……涌入债市,令收益率暴跌,黄金走高”。

世界卫生组织(World Health Organization)在11月26日召开特别会议,讨论新变异毒株及其对疫苗、治疗方案和诊断方法的潜在影响。世界卫生组织的新冠疫情技术负责人、传染病流行病学家玛丽亚·范·克霍夫博士说,目前研究人员正在密切监测B.1.1.529,以更好地了解该突变,但他同时表示,确定该变种的疫苗抗性和传染性需要数周时间。

德意志银行(Deutsche Bank)的吉姆·里德在11于26日的说明中写道:“所有人都在关注[毒株]严重性,以及它是否会令新冠疫苗完全失效。可以说,在眼下这个阶段,没有人能够预期市场将何去何从。”

同样在11月26日,默沙东公司(Merck)宣布,据称可以将新冠肺炎患者住院和死亡风险减半的抗新冠病毒药物molnupiravir,实际效果仅有30%。消息一出,默沙东公司的股价应声下跌愈4%,疫苗制造商Moderna的股价则随着沸沸扬扬的新毒株新闻大涨8%。(财富中文网)

译者:胡萌琦

受在南非发现的新冠变异毒株影响,恐慌情绪蔓延。11月26日,股市暴跌,投资者纷纷转向安全避风港。据称,该毒株较先前的毒株存在大量突变,传染性和对新冠疫苗的抗性更强。

截至香港时间11月26日下午2:40,日本股市率先反应,日经225指数(Nikkei 225)录得五个月来最大跌幅2.53%,东证指数(Topix Index)下挫2.0%。韩国综合股价指数(Kospi)下跌1.47%。

新变异毒株造成的恐慌,加之对中国房地产行业困局的担忧,令香港恒生指数(Hang Seng Index)暴跌2.67%。

中国大陆的市场情况稍好,上证指数和沪深300指数分别下跌0.54%和0.74%。

欧洲,斯托克600指数(Stoxx 600 Index)在11月26日早间的跌幅一度达3.5%,之后略有回升。法国CAC 40指数(CAC 40)下跌3.5%,德国DAX指数下跌2.8%,英国富时100指数(FTSE 100)下跌2.7%。美国期货市场同样阴云笼罩,道琼斯指数(Dow Jones Index)开盘即下跌2.1%。

加拿大皇家银行资本市场部(RBC Capital Markets)的亚洲外汇策略主管阿尔文·谭表示,此次震荡是“新的新冠变种毒株……和中国监管机构要求滴滴在美退市双重影响的结果,且恰逢美国感恩节假期,资产流动减少,造成了放大效应”。外汇交易公司OANDA的亚太区高级市场分析师杰弗里·哈利在11月26日的声明中写道:出现新变异毒株后,“亚洲投资者急于退场”。

新变异毒株编号为B.1.1.529,于11月11日首次在南非发现。该国目前已经确诊1000多例,大部分集中在最富裕、经济最活跃的豪登省。据统计,此种变异毒株占南非新发感染的大多数,甚至超过了传播性极强的德尔塔毒株。

香港11月早些时候发现了两例B.1.1.529病例。据悉,是一名由南非飞往香港的男性在隔离期间传染给了走道对面的另一名被隔离者。以色列和南非的邻国博茨瓦纳也发现了新变种毒株,比利时出现两起疑似病例。

截至11月26日中午,新加坡、日本、印度、以色列、德国、法国、意大利、荷兰、奥地利、捷克和英国均针对来自南非的旅行者发布了新禁令,澳大利亚对这一情况密切关注,欧盟委员会(European Commission)的主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩称,将建议取消从南非至欧盟国家的航班。

新的旅行限制可能对南非的旅游季造成严重影响。南非兰特对美元汇率一度下跌1.7%,至1美元兑换16.2391兰特,为12个月来的最低水平。

亚洲市场的旅游股也在11月26日遭受重创。新加坡航空(Singapore Airlines)的股票下挫近4%,澳大利亚的澳洲航空(Qantas Airways)暴跌5.5%,日本航空(Japan Airlines)的股票跌幅则达6.5%。此外,中国监管机构要求共享出行公司滴滴明确从纽约证券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)退市的计划,受此影响,科技股亦一蹶不振。

欧洲各航司的表现更糟。德国汉莎航空(Lufthansa)的股价下跌11%,英国航空(British Airways)和西班牙航空的母公司IAG集团股价下跌14.5%。美国达美航空(Delta Air Lines)下跌9.25%。

目前,人们对新毒株所知甚少,只知道相比于两年前的第一代新冠病毒有近50个突变,其中32个突变位于刺突蛋白。而刺突蛋白恰恰是病毒侵入人体细胞的结合点,也是大多数疫苗的靶点。

哈利指出,市场“绝不会心存侥幸”。美元、日元、瑞士法郎等避险货币走高。美国10年期债券收益率大幅下行至1.541%。油价下滑,美国西得克萨斯中质油(U.S. West Texas Intermediate)跌至每桶74.14美元,布伦特原油价格跌至每桶77.59美元,跌幅达5.6%。

“换言之,[这种情况]是典型的避险行为。”哈利写道。

CMC Markets的首席市场分析师迈克尔·休森在11月26日的说明中称,市场反应“超乎寻常……涌入债市,令收益率暴跌,黄金走高”。

世界卫生组织(World Health Organization)在11月26日召开特别会议,讨论新变异毒株及其对疫苗、治疗方案和诊断方法的潜在影响。世界卫生组织的新冠疫情技术负责人、传染病流行病学家玛丽亚·范·克霍夫博士说,目前研究人员正在密切监测B.1.1.529,以更好地了解该突变,但他同时表示,确定该变种的疫苗抗性和传染性需要数周时间。

德意志银行(Deutsche Bank)的吉姆·里德在11于26日的说明中写道:“所有人都在关注[毒株]严重性,以及它是否会令新冠疫苗完全失效。可以说,在眼下这个阶段,没有人能够预期市场将何去何从。”

同样在11月26日,默沙东公司(Merck)宣布,据称可以将新冠肺炎患者住院和死亡风险减半的抗新冠病毒药物molnupiravir,实际效果仅有30%。消息一出,默沙东公司的股价应声下跌愈4%,疫苗制造商Moderna的股价则随着沸沸扬扬的新毒株新闻大涨8%。(财富中文网)

译者:胡萌琦

Stocks tumbled and investors flocked to safe havens on November 26 as fear spread about a new COVID-19 variant from South Africa. The strain may be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than previous versions because of its unusually high number of mutations.

As of 2:40 p.m. Hong Kong time, Japan led the market selloff as the Nikkei 225 plunged 2.53%, its worst loss in five months, while the Topix Index dipped 2.0%. South Korea’s Kospi declined 1.47%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index recorded sharp losses and dropped 2.67%, hit by fears over the new variant and ongoing concerns about China’s embattled property sector.

Mainland China fared slightly better with the Shanghai Composite Index and the CSI 300 down 0.54% and 0.74%, respectively.

In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index fell by as much as 3.5% early in the November 26 morning, before recovering a little, with France's CAC 40 down 3.5%, Germany's DAX down 2.8%, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 down 2.7%. U.S. futures were also looking grim, with the Dow Jones Index on track for a 2.1% drop at the open.

The selloff is “the result of the new COVID variant… alongside news of Chinese regulators asking Didi to delist from U.S. exchanges, then magnified by reduced liquidity [due to] the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday," says Alvin Tan, head of Asia FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets. The discovery of the new variant “sent Asian investors scurrying for the exit door,” wrote Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst of Asia Pacific at FX firm OANDA, in a November 26 note.

The new variant—currently known as B.1.1.529—was first discovered in South Africa on Nov. 11. The country has detected over 1,000 cases of the new variant, mostly clustered in the province of Gauteng, one of its wealthiest and most economically vibrant regions. It accounts for a majority of new infections in the country, outpacing the highly-transmissible Delta variant.

Two cases of B.1.1.529 were discovered in Hong Kong earlier November. A man flew into the city from South Africa, and reportedly transmitted the virus to another quarantining traveler who was staying across the hall. The new strain has also been detected in Botswana, one of South Africa’s neighbors to the north, and in Israel. Belgium has identified two suspected cases.

As of mid-November 26, Singapore, Japan, India, Israel, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic and the U.K. had imposed new restrictions on travelers from South Africa, while Australia says it's closely monitoring the situation and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the Commission would propose closing the EU to air travel from southern Africa.

The new travel curbs threaten to derail South Africa’s tourism season. The South African rand at one point fell 1.7% to 16.2391 against the USD, its lowest level in over twelve months.

Travel stocks in Asia were hard hit by the November 26 selloff. Singapore Airlines dipped nearly 4%, while Australia’s Qantas Airways plunged more than 5.5% and Japan Airlines plummeted 6.5%. Technology stocks were also hurt by the news of Chinese regulators asking ride-sharing firm Didi to devise a plan to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.

European carriers fared even worse. Lufthansa's shares dropped 11% and those of British Airways and Iberia-owner IAG by 14.5%. The U.S.'s Delta Air Lines was on track for a 9.25% drop.

Little is known about the variant, other than it has nearly 50 mutations that differentiate it from the original COVID virus discovered in Wuhan, China two years ago. Thirty-two of those mutations are to its spike protein, the vehicle by which the virus penetrates the body's cells and the part of the virus that most vaccines target.

Still, markets are “taking no chances,” Halley says, with haven currencies like the U.S. Dollar, Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc rallying. U.S. 10-year bond yields have moved sharply lower to 1.541%; and oil has slumped, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude down 5.4% to $74.14 a barrel and Brent crude falling 5.6% to $77.59 a barrel.

“In other words, [this situation] is a classic risk-off… a flight to safety move,” writes Halley.

In a November 26 note, Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, called the market reaction "outsized...with a surge into bonds, sending yields plunging and gold higher.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a special meeting on November 26 to discuss the new strain and its potential to alter vaccines, treatment plans, and diagnostics. Dr. Maria Van Kerhove, the WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead and an infectious disease epidemiologist, said monitoring is underway to better understand B.1.1.529's mutations but indicated that it will take weeks to determine the variant's vaccine resistance and transmissibility.

All "eyes will be on how severe [the strain] is and whether it completely evades vaccines," wrote Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid in a November 26 note. "Suffice to say at this stage, no one in [the] markets will have any idea which way this will go."

Also on November 26, Merck announced that its antiviral "COVID pill" molnupiravir, which was previously billed as halving the risk of hospitalization and death for COVID patients, is actually only 30% effective. Merck's shares fell more than 4% on the news. But shares in vaccine maker Moderna rose more than 8% on the news around the new variant.

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