美股強勢反彈結束6天連跌

Wall Street staged an impressive comeback on Wednesday, ending six days of pain and defying fears of another afternoon collapse like those that extinguished rallies earlier in the week.

華爾街週三強勢反彈，結束了連續6天的痛苦期，並打消了出現又一次午後暴跌的擔憂，本週頭兩天的午後大跌曾完全抹去當日早盤漲幅。

The benchmark S&P 500 posted its biggest one-day gain in almost four years as expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise rates as soon as next month fizzled after a leading policymaker said global market turmoil had made a September rate hike less likely.

標準普爾500指數(S&P 500)斬獲近4年來最大單日漲幅，因有關美聯儲(Fed)最早於下月加息的預期減弱。此前一位主要政策制定者表示，全球市場動盪降低了美聯儲在9月加息的可能性。

Technology stocks led the S&P 3.9 per cent higher to close at 1,940.53, snapping a six-day losing streak that had been the index’s longest since July 2012. Wednesday’s gain was the biggest for the index since November 2011.

科技股帶領標普指數上漲3.9%，收於1940.53點，結束了連續6個交易日的下跌行情，這是自2012年7月以來，該指數時間最長的一次連續下跌。週三的上漲則創下自2011年11月以來的最大漲幅。

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4 per cent to 16,286.84 at the close, while the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 4.2 per cent to 4,697.54. The S&P 500 information technology index rose 5.3 per cent and all 10 broad S&P sectors ended the day in positive territory, with utilities posting the weakest gain at 1.7 per cent.

道瓊斯工業平均指數(Dow Jones Industrial Average)上漲4%，收於16286.84點，納斯達克綜合指數(Nasdaq Composite Index)上漲4.2%，至4697.54點。標普500指數10大板塊悉數上漲，其中信息科技板塊上漲5.3%，公用事業板塊漲幅最小，爲1.7%。

US equities have been hit by fears about China’s economy, weakness in emerging markets and uncertainty over the timing of the US central bank’s first rate hike in almost a decade.

對於中國經濟的擔憂、新興市場的疲弱以及有關美聯儲近10年來首次加息時間的不確定性是最近困擾美國股市的主要因素。

Similar rallies early on Monday and Tuesday had failed to sustain themselves, sputtering in afternoon trading to extend a losing streak that had pushed all three major US equity indices into correction territory. The Dow remains in a technical correction, which means it has fallen 10 per cent or more from its recent peak.

週一和週二，美國股市在早盤也曾反彈，但未能保持住，在午後交易中延續了下跌勢頭，令美國三大股指均進入調整區域。道瓊斯指數目前仍處於技術調整，這意味着，該指數已從近期的最高點下跌10%以上。

The S&P 500 is now down 7.7 per cent this month, but had been down as much as 11.2 per cent. A further decline on Wednesday would have pushed the index into its longest run of falls since late 2011.

標普500指數本月以來下跌7.7%，但跌幅曾多達11.2%。如果週三繼續下跌，將使得該指數的連續下跌時間達到自2011年末以來最長。

The CBOE’s Vix volatility index, Wall Street’s so-called “fear gauge”, fell 16 per cent to 30.7, but remained above a reading of 20, which is considered a signal of investor unease.

華爾街所謂的“恐慌指標”——芝加哥期權交易所(CBOE)的Vix波動性指數下滑16%，至30.7，但仍高於被視爲代表投資者進入恐慌狀態的20。