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戦争終結の可能性を受けて英国株は上昇、スミス・アンド・ネフュー株は下落

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-- ロンドンのFTSE100指数は水曜日、米イラン間の戦争終結に向けた合意の可能性を示す兆候を受け、2.15%高で取引を終えた。英国の民間部門の拡大も加速した。 「トランプ大統領はホルムズ海峡での海軍作戦『プロジェクト・フリーダム』の一時停止を発表し、緊張緩和の可能性を示唆した。この発表を受けて原油価格は下落し、トランプ大統領が示唆したイランとの和平合意に向けた進展への期待感から、夜間も下落を続けた。トランプ大統領の中国訪問は、中国とイランの緊密な関係、そしてホルムズ海峡を通る石油輸送への経済的依存を考えると、事態をさらに複雑化させる」とダンスケ銀行は述べた。 一方、英国では4月の民間部門の生産高の伸びが加速し、製造業生産とサービス部門の活動が緩やかに増加したことがS&Pグローバルのデータで示された。季節調整済みのS&Pグローバル英国PMI総合生産指数は、3月の50.3から52.6に上昇した。速報値は52でした。 「新規受注は2026年初頭と比較して依然として低迷しているため、この改善は短命に終わる可能性が高い」と、S&Pグローバル・マーケット・インテリジェンスのエコノミクス・ディレクター、ティム・ムーア氏は述べています。「調査回答者の多くは、中東紛争とその後の世界的なサプライチェーンの混乱が企業と消費者の信頼感を大きく損なっていると指摘しました。」 企業ニュースでは、酒類メーカーのディアジオ(DGE.L)が、2026年度の業績見通しを据え置き、3月31日締めの第3四半期決算で純売上高が前年同期比2.3%増の44億8000万ドルとなったことを受け、株価が6.34%上昇しました。 「特に米国では酒類市場の環境は依然として厳しいものの、ディアジオの戦略刷新と再投資の拡大は、中期的な成長加速を支えるはずだ」と、バンク・オブ・アメリカ・グローバル・リサーチは述べています。 「米国は依然として大きな逆風であり、景気回復の時期とペースは不透明だが、グループ内の他の地域では堅調な業績が見られる。加速する債務削減によって、さらなる上昇余地があると見込んでいる。」 一方、医療機器メーカーのスミス・アンド・ネフュー(SN.L)は、5億ドルの自社株買いプログラムを開始し、2026年通期の業績見通しを維持し、第1四半期の売上高が14億1000万ドルから15億ドルに増加したと発表したにもかかわらず、株価が3.58%下落した。 「第1四半期の売上高が予想通りだったことと、5億ドルの自社株買いプログラムによって、投資家は多少安心感を覚えるだろう。しかし、現時点ではこれらの結果が2026年の業績見通しを大幅に下方修正するとは考えておらず、今後の業績見通しには下方修正の余地があると見ている」とRBCキャピタル・マーケッツは述べている。

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