-- 金曜午後遅く、消費関連株は上昇し、ステート・ストリート・コンシューマー・ステープルズ・セレクト・セクターSPDR ETF(XLP)は1.1%、ステート・ストリート・コンシューマー・ディスクレショナリー・セレクト・セクターSPDR ETF(XLY)は2.4%それぞれ上昇した。 企業ニュースでは、ルルレモン・アスレティカ(LULU)の創業者で億万長者のチップ・ウィルソン氏が、小規模スポーツブランドに特化した事業を立ち上げるとブルームバーグが報じた。ウィルソン氏は、新規ブランドと既存の小規模ブランドを含むこの新事業に参画する運営パートナーを雇用したという。ルルレモンの株価は2.7%上昇した。 ソニー(SONY)とホンダ(HMC)の50対50の合弁会社は、共同開発予定だった電気自動車(EV)の計画を中止した後、合弁事業を成功させるための他の機会を模索することを決定したと、日経アジアが金曜に報じた。両社はEV以外の製品やサービスを代替案として検討しており、EV技術の他の用途も期待しているという。ソニー株は1.4%上昇、ホンダ株は2.8%上昇した。 ネットフリックス(NFLX)株は、木曜遅くに発表した第2四半期業績見通しが市場予想を下回ったことを受け、9%以上下落した。同社はまた、会長兼共同創業者であるリード・ヘイスティングス氏が6月の任期満了に伴い退任する意向であることを明らかにした。 オートリブ(ALV)の第1四半期決算はウォール街の予想を上回り、スウェーデンの自動車安全部品メーカーである同社は、不確実な事業環境の中、通期業績見通しを金曜日に据え置いた。同社の株価は7%以上上昇した。
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