-- 大和キャピタル・マーケッツによると、スペインの3月のインフレ率はエネルギー価格の上昇が4年ぶりの高水準となったことを受け上方修正された一方、ユーロ圏の国債は火曜日に世界的な上昇傾向に追随した。 英国国債も火曜日に上昇した。また、英国の小売売上高調査では、イースター休暇の時期が重なったことで数値が押し上げられたものの、3月の売上高は「堅調」だったことが示唆された、と同行は指摘した。
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