英國央行降息 富時100指數小幅上升

The 100 share index swung from small falls to a gain of 1.6% in response to the Bank of England's rate cut and other stimulus measures.

爲了應對英國央行的降息和其他刺激措施，富時100指數小幅上升1.6%。

The action, although widely expected, prompted the pound to fall by 1.5% against the dollar. The FTSE 100 closed up 105 points at 6,740.16, higher than the same day last year.

儘管外界廣泛預測到了英國央行的這一舉措，但是仍然導致英鎊下跌，兌美元匯率下降了1.5%。倫敦富時100指數上漲了105點，最終收於6740.16點，高於去年同期。

The pound was down 1.5% against the dollar at $1.3120 and was down 1.3% against the euro at 1.1799 euro.

英鎊兌美元匯率下降了1.5%，目前匯率是1英鎊兌1.3120美元。目前英鎊兌歐元匯率是1英鎊兌1.1799歐元，下降了1.3%。

"We got a Goldilocks dose of stimulus from the Bank of England today, not too dovish and certainly not too hawkish," said Neil Wilson, markets analysts at ETX Capital.

ETX資本市場分析師尼爾·威爾森表示：“今天英格蘭銀行發佈的這些政策的刺激程度剛剛好，既不保守也不冒進。”

"The inclusion of corporate bonds in the QE programme is noteworthy. It's going to deliver another sugar rush for the FTSE 100 and it's no doubt going to spur additional borrowing by investment-grade companies who can then use the funds to finance share buy backs. The weaker pound is also good news for the blue chip index, as earnings predominantly come from abroad" he said.

尼爾森說道：“將公司債券列入量化寬鬆政策這一做法是值得注意的。倫敦富時100指數將會再次迎來一個高點，而這毫無疑問會刺激投資級公司額外借款，這些公司可以用這筆資金來回購股票。對於藍籌股指數來說，弱勢的英鎊也是一個好消息，因爲他們的盈利主要來自於國外”

Another analyst pointed out that both the FTSE 100 and the pound have been stuck in a range for weeks.

另一位分析師指出，在此前數週，倫敦富時100指數和英鎊都保持在一個範圍之內。

"What is interesting... is that this still leaves both instruments [FTSE 100 and pound/dollar] within the same trading brackets they have been bouncing around for the last few weeks, reflecting, perhaps, the extent to which today's action from Carney and co. was expected," said Connor Campbell, financial analyst at SpreadEx.

SpreadEx金融分析師康納·坎貝爾說道：“有趣的是，這一措施仍然使得這兩個工具（倫敦富時100指數和英鎊兌美元匯率）處於和過去同樣的貿易範圍之內，在過去的幾周裏，這兩大工具都在這個範圍內上下起伏。這反映出也許在某種程度上，外界預期到了卡尼爾（英國央行行長）會採取這樣的行動。”