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正午の主要ニュース:QXOがTopBuildを170億ドルで買収へ。イーライリリーがKeloniaを最大70億ドルで買収へ。

-- 週末にかけて米イラン間の緊張が高まったことを受け、月曜日の午前中の取引終盤、米国の主要株価指数3つすべてが下落した。 企業ニュースでは、QXO(QXO)がTopBuild(BLD)を170億ドルで買収することに合意した。TopBuildの株主は、保有するTopBuild株1株につき、現金505ドル、またはQXO普通株20.2株のいずれかを選択できる。ただし、現金での買収額は買収総額の45%を上限とする。買収完了は第3四半期を予定している。QXO株は正午頃に7.2%下落し、TopBuild株は17%上昇した。 イーライリリー(LLY)は、Kelonia Therapeuticsを最大70億ドルの現金で買収することに合意した。買収額には、32億5000万ドルの前払い金と、特定の臨床試験、規制当局への申請、商業化のマイルストーン達成に応じた分割払いが含まれる。買収完了は下半期を予定している。イーライリリー株は0.2%上昇した。 Alphabet傘下のGoogle(GOOG、GOOGL)は、AI推論タスクに最適化された2つの新しいプロセッサの開発について、Marvell Technology(MRVL)と協議していると、関係者2人の話としてThe Informationが日曜に報じた。Alphabetの株価は0.9%下落、Marvellの株価は4.1%上昇した。 American Airlines Group(AAL)は金曜遅く、United Airlines Holdings(UAL)との合併に関する協議には関与しておらず、関心もないと発表した。Americanの株価は4.4%下落、Unitedの株価は2.3%下落した。 Brady(BRC)は、Honeywell International(HON)の生産性ソリューションおよびサービス事業を現金14億ドルで買収することに合意した。Bradyの株価は0.1%下落、Honeywellの株価は1.2%下落した。

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