-- 月曜正午、欧州株式市場は小幅高で推移した。トレーダーらは、イランによるホルムズ海峡再開計画を注視するとともに、木曜日に予定されているイングランド銀行と欧州中央銀行の政策金利決定に注目していた。 欧州市場では、銀行株と石油株が上昇を牽引した一方、食品株は出遅れた。 ドイツ銀行、サンタンデール銀行、BNPパリバなどの銀行、フォルクスワーゲン、ステランティス、メルセデス・ベンツなどの自動車メーカーといった欧州の優良企業は、今週後半に決算発表を予定している。 投資家はまた、アジア市場の終値が上昇したことを受け、ウォール街の先物取引が横ばいとなることを注視した。 欧州主要株価指数であるStoxx Europe 600指数は、午前の取引時間中に0.4%上昇した。 Stoxx Europe 600テクノロジー指数は横ばい、Stoxx 600銀行指数は1%上昇した。 ストックス欧州600石油・ガス指数は0.8%上昇した一方、ストックス欧州600食品・飲料指数は0.4%下落した。 欧州REIT指数であるREITEは0.4%上昇した。 各国の主要株価指数では、ドイツのDAX指数は0.8%上昇、ロンドンのFTSE100指数は0.3%上昇した。パリのCAC40指数は0.6%上昇、スペインのIBEX35指数は0.8%上昇した。 ドイツ10年国債の利回りは3.01%付近で横ばいだった。 北海ブレント原油先物(期近)は0.7%上昇し、1バレル99.77ドルとなった。 ユーロ・ストックス50指数の変動性指数は1.8%低下し23.17となり、今後30日間の欧州株式市場の変動性が平均を上回ることを示唆しており、これはネガティブなシグナルである。20を上回る数値は市場の不安定化を、20を下回る数値は市場の落ち着きを示唆する。
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