【明報專訊】美國銀行股業績期開鑼。以資產值計算，美國最大銀行摩根大通（美：JPM），第三季淨利息收入創新高，與美國資產值第三大的銀行花旗集團（美：C），以及資產值第四大的銀行富國（美：WFC），無論收入及盈利均勝於預期，並推動3家大型銀行早段股價最多升逾4%。受到銀行股板塊上漲推動，道指及標普500指數早段向上。此外，按收入計算，美國最大健康保險集團聯合健康（美：UNH）上季利潤大增，股價早段升逾2%，也推動道指早段上漲。
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