Airbus stock price soared to a new high, the largest single order in history! Air India's one-time purchase of 500 aircraft | new high | orders
On Monday local time, the US stock market was closed for one day due to a public holiday. Turning to Europe, investors generally expected the Bank of England to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week. The market digested this expectation in advance. The soaring yield of British short-term treasury bond drove the yield of German 10-year treasury bond, the benchmark of the European bond market, higher, putting pressure on the stock market. The three major European stock indexes fell on the same day. As of the close, the UK stock market fell 0.71%, the French stock market fell 1.01%, and the German stock market fell 0.96%.
Airbus receives the largest single order and its stock price reaches a new high in over three years
On the company side, Airbus has secured a large order from Indigo Airlines in India. According to reports, Indigo Airways of India has purchased 500 A320 series aircraft from Airbus in one go, setting a record for the largest single order in commercial aviation history. Airbus will gradually deliver aircraft between 2030 and 2035. Boosted by this news, the stock price of Airbus closed at a new high since November 2019 on Monday. On the 19th, the yield of British two-year treasury bond bonds rose above 5%, hitting a new high in the British bond market in the past 15 years. The market judged that the Bank of England was imperative to raise interest rates this week. The yield of short-term British bonds, which are more sensitive to monetary policy, rose significantly. The yield of two-year British bonds rose 14 basis points on the same day, breaking the 5% threshold, hitting a new high in July 2008, that is, in the past 15 years. On the 19th, the US dollar index rose and the yen fell to a new low against the US dollar in seven months. Investors generally expected that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell may release a "hawkish signal" when attending a hearing in both houses of Congress this week. The US dollar index rose on Monday and closed at 102.5239. The Japanese yen fell to a 7-month low against the US dollar on Monday, briefly falling below the 142 yen to 1 dollar mark during trading and closing at 141.9470 yen to 1 dollar on Monday. On the 19th, international oil prices fell. In terms of oil prices, investors were cautious about the growth prospects of global oil demand, and international oil prices fell under pressure on Monday. As of the close, the price of light crude oil futures for July delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at $71.29 per barrel, a decrease of 0.68%. The London Brent crude oil futures for August delivery closed at $76.13 per barrel, a decrease of 0.63%.
