WH Smith (SMWH.L) 因夏季前积极的交易更新而上涨 3%

该零售商表示，其旅游网站的旺盛销售继续抵消了其高街分店交易放缓的影响，已为夏季假期旺季做好了准备。

WH Smith shares (SMWH.L) rose as much as 3% on Wednesday after the retailer delivered a positive trading update ahead of its summer season.

WH Smith 股价 (SMWH.L) 周三上涨 3%，此前该零售商在夏季销售季之前发布了积极的交易更新信息。

The group said it was well set for the peak summer holiday season as buoyant sales across its travel sites continue to offset slower trading at its high street arm.

该集团表示，其旅游网站的旺盛销售继续抵消了其商业街业务放缓的影响，已为夏季假期旺季做好了准备。

WH Smith posted like-for-like sales growth of 4% for the 13 weeks to 1 June, with a 5% rise across global travel stores and a 1% drop for its high street business.

WH Smith 公布，截至 6 月 1 日的 13 周内销售额同比增长 4%，其中全球旅游商店增长 5%，高街业务下降 1%。

However, there was a slowdown from the 15% sales growth notched up in the first half across its travel shops based in railway stations, airports and hospitals worldwide.

然而，其位于全球火车站、机场和医院的旅游商店的销售额增幅较上半年 15% 的增幅有所放缓。

The company opened five Toys R Us shops-within-shops and is on track to open another 25 by the end of August. WH Smith also expanded its food-to-go ranges, launching the new brand Smiths Family Kitchen at more than 300 sites.

该公司开设了 5 家玩具反斗城店中店，并有望在 8 月底之前再开设 25 家。 WH Smith 还扩大了其外带食品范围，在 300 多个地点推出了新品牌 Smiths Family Kitchen。

In a statement, the group said: “The transformation of the business to a one-stop-shop for travel essentials is delivering strong results, increasing average transaction values and returns.”

该集团在一份声明中表示：“业务向旅游必需品一站式商店的转型正在带来强劲的业绩，提高平均交易价值和回报。”

Inditex shares (4ITX.TI) rose on Wednesday as the owner of clothing store Zara reported a pick-up in recent sales from its Spring/Summer collections, delivering quarterly results in line with expectations.

Inditex 股价 (4ITX.TI) 周三上涨，因服装店 Zara 的所有者报告其春夏系列近期销量有所回升，季度业绩符合预期。

Sales grew 7% in the first quarter of its financial year, and rose 12% between 1 May and 3 June compared to the same time the year before.

该财年第一季度的销售额增长了 7%，5 月 1 日至 6 月 3 日期间的销售额与去年同期相比增长了 12%。

The company, whose brands also include Pull&Bear and Massimo Dutti, added that it expected adverse currency moves to cut 2% from sales this year, up from previous guidance for a 1.5% hit.

该公司旗下品牌还包括 Pull&Bear 和 Massimo Dutti，该公司补充称，预计不利的汇率变动将使今年销售额下降 2%，高于之前 1.5% 的预期。

It is currently fending off intense competition from rivals such as H&M by chasing and delivering fashion trends faster, as well as rapidly growing Chinese-owned online retailers Shein and Temu.

目前，该公司正通过更快地追逐和传递时尚潮流，抵御来自 H&M 等竞争对手以及快速增长的中国在线零售商 Shein 和 Temu 的激烈竞争。

Oil prices (BZ=F) hovered near four-month lows on Wednesday before staging a recovery, as an expected supply boost later in the year when OPEC+ begins to unwind some output cuts outweighed concerns over slowing demand growth.

油价 (BZ=F) 周三徘徊在四个月低点附近，然后开始复苏，因为今年晚些时候 OPEC+ 开始放松部分减产措施时，预期供应将增加，这盖过了对需求增长放缓的担忧。

Brent crude futures were up 26 cents, or 0.3%, at $77.78 a barrel by 08:05 ET (12:05 GMT) while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $73.49.

截至东部时间 08:05（格林威治标准时间 12:05），布伦特原油期货上涨 26 美分，即 0.3%，至每桶 77.78 美元，而美国西德克萨斯中质原油期货上涨 24 美分，即 0.3%，至每桶 73.49 美元。

Both contracts fell more than 1% on Tuesday to their lowest settlement levels since early February, having declined by about $3 a barrel on Monday.

周二，这两种合约均下跌超过 1%，至 2 月初以来的最低结算水平，周一下跌约 3 美元/桶。

The planned increase in supply from the fourth quarter by OPEC+ comes despite recent signs of weakening demand growth.

尽管最近有迹象表明需求增长疲软，但欧佩克+仍计划从第四季度开始增加供应。

“The abundant supply picture at present undoubtedly is generating queasiness even from those not in the perennial OPEC-sceptic camp,” said RBC Capital head of commodities research Helima Croft in a market note.

加拿大皇家银行资本 (RBC Capital) 大宗商品研究主管赫利玛·克罗夫特 (Helima Croft) 在一份市场报告中表示，“目前充足的供应状况无疑让那些不属于长期对 OPEC 持怀疑态度的人感到不安。”

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was in focus again on Wednesday after the cryptocurrency rose above the $71,000 level and flirted with a gain for a fifth straight session.

比特币（BTC-USD）周三再次成为焦点，此前该加密货币升至 71,000 美元以上并连续第五个交易日上涨。

The move reflected greater confidence in global markets about the prospect of US Federal Reserve interest-rate reductions this year. It was also benefiting from high inflows into exchange-traded funds holding the token.

此举反映出全球市场对美联储今年降息前景的信心增强。它还受益于持有该代币的交易所交易基金的大量资金流入。

On Tuesday, spot Bitcoin ETFs received $886.6m in inflows, according to crypto data firm CoinGlass. This was the best day of inflows since March and the second-largest amount of inflows in a single day since the spot ETFs launched at the start of this year.

根据加密数据公司 CoinGlass 的数据，周二，现货比特币 ETF 收到了 8.866 亿美元的资金流入。这是自3月份以来流入量最好的一天，也是今年年初推出现货ETF以来单日流入量第二大的一天。

Traders are now pricing in a bigger chance of a Fed rate cut as soon as November in the wake of data signalling moderating US inflation and a softer jobs market.

在数据显示美国通胀放缓和就业市场疲软之后，交易员目前预计美联储最早在 11 月降息的可能性更大。

Some Treasury yields registered their largest two-day drops of the year, a loosening in financial conditions that may help speculative assets like crypto.

一些国债收益率录得今年最大的两日跌幅，金融状况的放松可能有助于加密货币等投机资产。

“Crypto assets are responding positively to the decline in rates,” said Tom Couture, digital-asset strategy vice president at Fundstrat Global Advisors, in a note.

Fundstrat Global Advisors 数字资产策略副总裁 Tom Couture 在一份报告中表示：“加密资产对利率下降做出了积极反应。”