-- スイス株式市場指数は木曜日、再び下落に転じ、1.11%安で取引を終えた。投資家は、新たに発表された企業決算や経済指標を消化するとともに、中東の地政学的動向を注視していた。 スイス国立銀行(SNBN.SW)のデータによると、スイスの外貨準備高は4月に7,157億3,000万フランとなり、3月の改定値7,210億フランから減少した。雇用面では、政府のデータによると、スイスの失業率は4月に3%となり、前月の3.1%からわずかに低下した。 地政学的側面では、アレクサンドル・ファゼル外務次官率いるスイス代表団がワシントンで米国務副長官と会談し、現在の地政学的状況、二国間経済協力、イノベーション、そして将来を見据えた課題について協議した。 企業ニュースでは、スイス証券取引所に上場しているスイス企業の中で、通信大手のスイスコム(SCMN.SW)、旅行小売大手のアボルタ(AVOL.SW)、そして再保険大手のスイス・リー(SREN.SW)が業績発表を行った。 スイス・リーの株価は終値で3.19%下落した。第1四半期のグループ保険収入は100億3000万ドルで、前年同期の104億1000万ドルから減少した。これは、損害保険再保険部門の収入減と、同社が進めているiptiQ事業からの撤退が影響した。一方、グループ純利益は前年同期比19%増加した。 「第1四半期の純利益は15億1,300万ドルで、会社がまとめたコンセンサス予想の11億9,300万ドルを27%上回ったものの、その内容はまちまちだった。これは、四半期予算を67%下回った自然災害損失がほぼ全面的に寄与したことと、損害保険再保険における約12ポイントの割引効果(2025年第1四半期は約8ポイント)によって押し上げられたことによるものだ。ただし、イラン戦争の影響に対する4億ドルの引当金積み増しも含まれている。売上高、新規事業量、価格設定は、景気循環圧力の高まりを反映している」と、RBCキャピタル・マーケッツは速報レポートで述べ、スイス・リーに対するネガティブな見方を示した。 一方、ロシュ(RO.SW)は、米国のPathAI社を合併買収することで合意した。この買収により、ロシュのデジタル病理学ポートフォリオが強化される。スイスの大手製薬会社であるロシュは、買収時に7億5,000万ドルを前払いし、さらにマイルストーン達成に応じて3億ドルを支払う予定で、買収は下半期中に完了する見込みだ。終値は1.39%安だった。
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