亞洲股市因刺激希望而上漲，比特幣突破 99,000 美元，烏克蘭擔憂提振油價

在俄羅斯用新一代中程飛彈襲擊烏克蘭並向西方發出警告後，不斷加劇的地緣政治緊張局勢緩和了氣氛並推高了油價。

Rising geopolitical tensions helped push oil prices higher Friday, while a retreat in US interest rate expectations fuelled gains in world stocks and lifted bitcoin to a new record high.

地緣政治緊張局勢加劇推動週五油價走高，而美國利率預期的回落則推動世界股市上漲，並將比特幣推升至歷史新高。

After a recent rally fuelled by hopes for a tech-led boom under US President-elect Donald Trump, traders had been bracing for a weak showing from Nvidia, which is seen as a bellwether for the sector.

在美國當選總統唐納德·川普領導下的科技主導繁榮的希望推動下，近期股市上漲，交易員一直在為英偉達的疲弱表現做好準備，該公司被視為該行業的領頭羊。

But while the firm’s earnings beat forecasts, they still fell short of analysts’ sky-high expectations, sparking initial concerns that the rally might be running out of steam.

不過，儘管該公司的獲利超出預期，但仍低於分析師的極高預期，引發了人們最初的擔憂，即漲勢可能會失去動力。

However, traders quickly shrugged off the disappointment, helped by the firm’s upbeat comments on production of its keenly anticipated Blackwell line-up.

然而，在該公司對其備受期待的 Blackwell 系列產品的生產發表樂觀評論的幫助下，交易員很快就擺脫了失望情緒。

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended on a positive note, with the Dow adding 1.1 percent.

華爾街三大主要股指均上漲，其中道瓊指數上漲 1.1%。

The gains in New York filtered through to Asia. Tokyo climbed one percent as the government prepares to announce a $140 billion stimulus package to kickstart the country’s stuttering economy, while Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei and Jakarta also rose.

紐約的收益滲透到了亞洲。由於政府準備宣布一項 1,400 億美元的刺激計劃以啟動該國步履蹣跚的經濟，東京股市上漲 1%，而雪梨、首爾、新加坡、惠靈頓、台北和雅加達也上漲。

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Manila slipped.

香港、上海和馬尼拉股市下滑。

Bitcoin, meanwhile, continued its heady run higher and broke $99,000 for the first time.

與此同時，比特幣繼續強勁上漲並首次突破 99,000 美元。

While it eased back slightly soon after, there is a broad expectation that it will soon burst through $100,000 as investors grow increasingly hopeful that Trump will pass measures to deregulate the crypto sector.

雖然不久之後價格略有回落，但隨著投資者對川普將透過放鬆加密貨幣行業監管的措施越來越抱有希望，人們普遍預期其價格將很快突破 10 萬美元。

Bets on an easier environment for digital units in a Trump White House have seen bitcoin soar more than 40 percent since his election victory this month, while it has more than doubled since the turn of the year.

自從川普本月贏得大選以來，押注於川普政府為數位部門提供更便利的環境，比特幣飆升了 40% 以上，而自今年年初以來，比特幣價格已上漲了一倍多。

Adding to the positive vibes was news that Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler — who oversaw a number of measures to rein in cryptocurrencies — intends to leave when Trump takes office on January 20, Bloomberg reported.

根據彭博社報道，美國證券交易委員會主席加里詹斯勒 (Gary Gensler) 計劃在 1 月 20 日川普就職時辭職，這進一步增加了積極的氛圍。

Oil prices edged higher on rising Ukraine worries after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict had characteristics of a “global” war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries.

俄羅斯總統普丁週四表示，這場衝突具有「全球」戰爭的特徵，並且不排除對西方國家發動襲擊，導致烏克蘭擔憂情緒加劇，油價小幅走高。

His comments came after Moscow test-fired a new missile at its neighbour, which Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called a major ramping up of the “scale and brutality” of the war.

在他發表此番言論之前，莫斯科向鄰國試射了一枚新型飛彈，烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基稱這次戰爭的「規模和殘酷性」大幅升級。

Both main crude contracts extended the two percent gains seen Thursday when natural gas prices also hit their highest level in a year.

週四，兩種主要原油合約均延續了 2% 的漲幅，當時天然氣價格也觸及一年來的最高水準。

Key figures around 0230 GMT

GMT 0230 左右的關鍵數據

Tokyo – Nikkei 225: UP 1.0 percent at 38,415.32 (break)

東京 – 日經 225：上漲 1.0%，至 38,415.32（突破）

Hong Kong – Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.2 percent at 19,561.61

香港 – 恆生指數：下跌 0.2% 至 19,561.61

Shanghai – Composite: DOWN 0.4 percent at 3,355.75

上海 – 綜合指數：下跌 0.4%，至 3,355.75

Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0470 from $1.0476 on Thursday

歐元兌美元：週四從 1.0476 美元下跌至 1.0470 美元

Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2585 from $1.2587

英鎊兌美元：從 1.2587 美元下跌至 1.2585 美元

Dollar/yen: DOWN at 154.42 yen from 154.54 yen

美元/日圓：從 154.54 日圓跌至 154.42 日圓

Euro/pound: DOWN at 83.18 pence from 83.20 pence

歐元/英鎊：從 83.20 便士下跌至 83.18 便士

West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.4 percent at $70.39 per barrel

西德州中質原油：上漲 0.4%，至每桶 70.39 美元

Brent North Sea Crude: UP 0.4 percent at $74.49 per barrel

北海布蘭特原油：上漲 0.4%，至每桶 74.49 美元

New York – Dow: UP 1.1 percent at 43,870.35 (close)

紐約 – 道瓊指數：上漲 1.1% 至 43,870.35（收盤）

London – FTSE 100: UP 0.8 percent at 8,149.27 (close)

倫敦 – 富時 100 指數：上漲 0.8%，至 8,149.27（收盤）