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中東紛争解決への楽観論の高まりを受け、英国FTSE100指数はプラスで取引を終えた。

-- ロンドンのFTSE100指数は、イスラエルとレバノン間の10日間の停戦合意が発効したことを受け、中東紛争解決への楽観的な見方が再び高まり、金曜日の取引を0.73%高で終えた。 ダンスケ銀行はメモの中で、「イスラエルとレバノン間の脆弱な停戦は、米イラン協議における主要な障害の一つを取り除いた。しかし、イランの核開発計画やホルムズ海峡の支配権など、多くの問題が依然として残っている」と述べた。「週末にかけて停戦が延長されると予想されるが、欧州と湾岸諸国の当局者が昨日警告したように、より恒久的な合意には数ヶ月かかるだろう」と付け加えた。 この合意を受けて、イランのアッバス・アラグチ外相はソーシャルメディアへの投稿で、ホルムズ海峡は「停戦期間中」すべての商船に対して「完全に開放される」と述べた。 英国の経済指標発表は、この日は特になかった。今後の見通しとしては、来週には3月の英国インフレ率をはじめとする、民間部門および経済関連の複数のデータが発表される予定です。 企業関連では、フィッチはキングフィッシャー(KGF.L)の長期発行体デフォルト格付けをBBBに据え置き、見通しを安定的としました。これは主に、同社が住宅リフォーム小売市場で主導的な地位を占めていること、および同社の信用指標が格付けに見合った水準を維持すると予想されることを反映したものです。株価は終値で2.39%上昇しました。 一方、石油・ガス大手BP(BP.L)とシェル(SHEL.L)は、主要株価指数の中で下落率上位銘柄となり、取引終了時点でそれぞれ7.36%と5.57%下落しました。

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