香港，10月14日：周三，亚洲股市小幅上扬，因人工智能相关板块在抛售后获得喘息，但涨幅受高油价以及全球交易日稍后美国通胀数据公布前的谨慎情绪所限。
HONG KONG, Oct 14 : Asian shares inched higher on Wednesday as those related to artificial intelligence found respite after a selloff, while any gain was tempered by elevated oil prices and caution ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the global day.
在人工智能产业链中，韩国的芯片制造商三星电子和SK海尼克斯涨幅均超过2%，而日本的铠侠则保持稳定，收复了前一交易日的部分失地。
Among firms in the AI supply chain, chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rose more than 2 per cent in South Korea while Kioxia was steady in Japan, recovering some of the previous session's loss.
MSCI编制的亚太地区（日本除外）股票广泛指数在美股前一交易日以小幅收跌收盘后上涨0.5%。日本日经225指数上涨0.2%，韩国综合股价指数上涨1.8%。
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 per cent after U.S. stocks ended the previous session with a mild loss. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi added 1.8 per cent.
然而，市场情绪仍保持谨慎，因石油价格居高不下，随着胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯发射导弹和无人机的袭击，能源供应担忧加剧。
Sentiment remained cautious, however, with oil prices elevated as concern over energy supplies intensified following Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.
美国原油微涨0.8%，至每桶94.96美元。布伦特原油升至106.6美元。
U.S. crude ticked up 0.8 per cent to $94.96 a barrel. Brent crude rose to $106.6.
资本.com的分析师凯尔·罗达表示：“在该地区昨日由芯片带动的抛售之后……市场参与者将评估主要指数的动荡是否有所缓解。全球地缘政治局势及其对能源市场的影响不会起到帮助作用。”
"After yesterday's chip-led sell-off in the region ... market participants will be gauging whether shakiness across major indices eases. The geopolitical situation globally and the impact on energy markets won't help," said analyst Kyle Rodda at Capital.com.
另一种风险规避的表现是，长期国债价格上涨，因为投资者寻求避险。基准10年期美国国债收益率在触及近两周低点后稳定在5.221%，而30年期国债收益率在连续三日下跌后维持在5.569%。
In another sign of risk aversion, longer-dated bonds rallied as investors sought safety. The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was steady at 5.221 per cent after touching its lowest in nearly two weeks, while that on 30-year notes held at 5.569 per cent following a three-day decline.
隔夜华尔街，美国银行股因花旗集团及同业的季度财报参差不齐而走低，拖累更广泛的市场。
On Wall Street overnight, U.S. bank stocks lost ground after mixed quarterly earnings results from Citigroup and peers, weighing on broader markets.
美国股票期货，即标普500电子迷你合约，在7,858.8点时上涨0.04%。
U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were up 0.04 per cent at 7,858.8.
等待CPI数据：市场参与者正在等待周三的美国消费者价格指数数据，希望由此获取美联储利率前景的线索。
CPI TEST AWAITED Market participants were awaiting US consumer price index data on Wednesday, hoping to extract clues on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook.
平均而言，经济学家估计，由于能源价格反弹，9月份总体通胀率年化升至3.6%，核心CPI月环比上涨0.2%。
On average, economists estimated headline inflation accelerated to an annual 3.6 per cent in September due to rebounding energy prices, with the core CPI rising 0.2 per cent on a monthly basis.
“风险在于，由于消费者需求强劲和成本上升，核心CPI可能意外走高，从而推高市场对10月美联储加息的预期以及美元走势，”澳大利亚联邦银行货币策略师Carol Kong表示。
"The risk is the core CPI surprises to the upside because of strong consumer demand and higher costs, pushing up market pricing of an October Fed hike and the USD," said currency strategist Carol Kong at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
在CPI数据公布前，投资者已将10月加息的概率定价为22%，这由CME FedWatch工具所示。
Investors priced in a 22 per cent chance of an October interest rate hike ahead of the CPI data, the CME FedWatch Tool showed.
纽约联邦储备银行行长约翰·威廉姆斯表示，美联储可能需要在今年再次上调政策利率以抑制通胀，但他认为2027年无需加息。
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the Fed may need to raise its policy rate once more this year to slow inflation, but that he sees no need for hikes in 2027.
追踪美元对主要贸易伙伴国货币汇率的美元指数跌至102.17。欧元小幅波动，报1.1202美元。
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against the currencies of some major trading partners, was down at 102.17. The euro was little changed at $1.1202.
市场参与者也在等待周三公布的中国通胀数据，以寻找在通缩压力下国内需求复苏的迹象。
Market participants were also awaiting Chinese inflation data on Wednesday, looking for signs of reviving domestic demand amid deflationary pressure.