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日本が武器輸出の門戸を開放したことを受け、日経平均株価が上昇

-- 日本株は火曜日、長年続いてきた防衛装備品の輸出規制を緩和し、軍艦、ミサイル、その他の兵器の海外販売を容認したことを受け、上昇して取引を終えた。この動きは国内防衛産業への期待感を高めた。 日経平均株価は前日比0.9%高の524.28ポイント上昇し、59,349.17円で引けた。 ウクライナと中東における紛争により米国の兵器生産が逼迫しており、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領の安全保障政策をめぐる不確実性の中で、同盟国が代替供給国を模索する中、日本に供給余地が生まれている。 高市早苗首相は、防衛協力の強化が必要だと述べた。日本政府はこれまで海外販売を制限していた5つの輸出カテゴリーを撤廃した。今後は個々の取引を個別に審査する一方、審査、第三者への移転、紛争地域への販売に関する基本ルールは維持され、国家安全保障上の例外が認められる可能性がある。 企業関連では、霞が関キャピタル(東証:3498)が、三陸沖地震による資産・事業への被害や業績への影響はなかったと発表したことを受け、株価が5%上昇した。 リガク(東証:268A)は、オントイノベーションとの資本・業務提携に合意し、オントイノベーションが27%の株式を取得して筆頭株主となることが発表されたことを受け、株価が22%急騰した。 日産自動車(東証:7201)は、全固体電池の開発が進展し、AI搭載車両やエネルギーソリューションに関する計画を発表したにもかかわらず、株価は2%下落した。

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