-- 水曜午後遅く、エネルギー関連株は下落し、ニューヨーク証券取引所エネルギーセクター指数は0.5%安、ステート・ストリート・エネルギー・セレクト・セクターSPDR ETF(XLE)は0.3%安となった。 フィラデルフィア石油サービスセクター指数は0.4%高、ダウ・ジョーンズ米国公益事業指数は0.9%安となった。 セクター関連ニュースでは、ドナルド・トランプ大統領が、イランとの米イスラエル戦争は「終結に非常に近い」との見解を示したと、複数の報道機関が火曜日に実施され水曜日に放送されたFOXビジネス・ネットワークのインタビューを引用して報じた。 期近のWTI原油先物価格は0.3%安の1バレル90.98ドル、国際指標であるブレント原油先物価格は1バレル94.79ドルで横ばいとなった。ヘンリーハブ天然ガス先物価格は0.5%高の100万BTUあたり2.61ドルとなった。 戦略石油備蓄(SPR)を含む米国の原油在庫は、前週の130万バレル増加から一転、4月10日までの週に510万バレル減少した。SPR在庫を除くと、商業用原油在庫は前週の310万バレル増加から90万バレル減少した。ブルームバーグがまとめた調査では、190万バレルの増加が予想されていた。 企業ニュースでは、リニュー・エナジー・グローバル(RNW)の株価が2.4%上昇した。同社は水曜日、2026会計年度に約2.4ギガワットの資産を稼働させ、総稼働容量が約12.6ギガワットになると発表した。 スパイア(SR)は、ワイオミング州とオクラホマ州にある天然ガス貯蔵資産をIスクエアード・キャピタルに6億5000万ドルで売却することで合意したと、両社が水曜日に発表した。スパイアの株価は0.4%下落した。エクイノール(EQNR)傘下のダンスケ・コモディティーズは、新たな事業戦略を推進するため、3月に約28のポジションを削減したと発表した。エクイノールの株価は3.2%下落した。 NOV(NOV)の株価は0.4%下落した。同社は、中東での戦争に関連した混乱が第1四半期の業績に影響を与える見込みであり、物流上の課題や同地域における機器納入の遅延により、売上高と利益が以前のガイダンスを下回ると発表した。
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