Birkenstock goes public on New York Stock Exchange_我的网站
一 | 周二（8月25日），高盛重申了其对黄金价格的预测，预计到2026年底金价将达到每盎司4900美元。这一预测主要受到看涨期权需求增加的推动，这些期权可能放大金价在关键行权价附近的波动。 Birkenstock took a big step forward on Wall Street this week, taking the nearly 250-year-old German shoe and sandal maker public.The footwear, often seen as a counter culture shoe for hippies, and in more recent years influencers, has become must-have footwear for many people, but Birkenstock's Initial Public Offering, or IPO, which was originally priced at $46 per share, didn't attract the dress shoe-wearing stock brokers on Wednesday.Shares opened at $41, near the lower end of its expected range of $44 to $49 set a week prior, as Birkenstock CEO Oliver Reichert rang the opening bell in a room surrounded by traders sporting the opened-toed footwear and others waving the sandals in the air.Birkenstock Holding Ltd. sold nearly 10.8 million shares in the offering, which raised about $495 million on the day. Its shareholders sold an additional 21.5 million shares, according to the Associated Press."Through the strong reputation and universal appeal of our brand -- enabling extensive word-of-mouth exposure and outsized earned media value -- we have efficiently built a growing global fanbase of millions of consumers that uniquely transcends geography, gender, age and income," Birkenstock said in a recent regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the AP.What started out in 1774 as a somewhat frumpy, but functional arch support sandal has transformed into a cult fashion item and billion dollar business, bolstered with support from the recent blockbuster hit "Barbie" when Margot Robbie's character is forced to choose between high heels or the strappy suede footwear.In tandem with the opening on Wall Street, Birkenstock hosted three consumer activations in public parks throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.To highlight New York as "the city that never stops walking," the brand created what it dubbed "Birkenfields" for a public sensory experience that explored the brand's nearly 250-year heritage and expertise in foot health.The global brand is deeply rooted in foot health maintenance as well as a family tradition of shoemaking: Its inventor sought to provide function, quality and tradition as Birkenstock's core values.Over 95% of Birkenstock products are assembled in Germany with more than 90% of their materials and components sourced from Europe, ensuring the brand meets "the highest environmental and social standards in the industry by operating state-of-the-art scientific laboratories for materials testing," according to a company press release.。 当日，全球最大的实物黄金ETF之一SPDR Gold Shares（GLD）上涨0.79%，交易价格为426.69美元。 市场普遍看涨情绪 高盛将黄金价格预估为每盎司4900美元的举措反映出市场普遍看涨情绪，这主要得益于央行对实物黄金的大规模买入，以及西方私人投资者对黄金ETF投资可能大幅增加，尤其是在美联储稳定利率路径之后。 近期，现货黄金价格一度突破4680美元，创下自五月中旬以来的最高水平，凸显了在宏观经济不确定性加剧背景下，黄金作为避险资产的需求不断上升。 该行分析指出，衍生品市场正成为新的价格推升因素，投资者正越来越多地使用黄金看涨期权来对冲宏观经济风险。
（文章来源：财联社）。
