-- アジア株式市場は金曜日、祝日による取引量の減少の中、ホルムズ海峡の閉鎖を背景に、投資家が企業決算発表を慎重に検討する中で上昇した。 東京市場は上昇して取引を終えた一方、香港と上海は祝日のため休場だった。 バンコク、ムンバイ、ソウル、シンガポール、台湾の証券取引所もメーデーのため休場だった。 日本では、日経平均株価は横ばいで始まり、小幅上昇して0.4%高で取引を終えた。投資家は前日のウォール街の終値が過去最高値を更新したことと、概ね好調な決算シーズンを織り込んでいた。 日経平均株価は228.20円高の59,513.12円で引けたが、値下がり銘柄数は121銘柄に対し、値上がり銘柄数は102銘柄だった。 上昇を牽引したのは、水回り設備メーカーのTOTOで18.4%高となった一方、電子部品メーカーのアルプスアルパインは15%安となった。いずれも企業決算発表後の値動きだった。 経済ニュースでは、生鮮食品を除いた東京の消費者物価指数(CPIコア)は4月に前年同月比1.5%上昇し、4年ぶりの低水準となり、日銀の目標である2%を3ヶ月連続で下回った。 その他の地域市場では、オーストラリアのASX200指数が0.7%上昇した。
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Gold edged lower early Friday, albeit it remained rangebound, even with a weakening dollar as treasury yields rose while traders turn to bonds and also while the Iran War pushes up oil prices and boosts inflation and threatens higher interest rates.Gold for June delivery was last seen down $20.20 to US$4,609.40 per ounce.The precious metal has traded within a narrow range over the past month as the Iran war remains deadlocked. Against this backdrop, U.S. data on Thursday showed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose by 3.5% annualized in March, up from a 2.8% pace in February.While the Fed's policy committee declined to raise interest rates at the Wednesday end to its two-day policy committee, it issued a hawkish outlook, with rates likely to rise to combat higher prices, keeping gold, which offers no interest, in check."Gold ended April little changed despite a late oil-driven wobble sparked by inflation and rate-hike concerns," Saxo Bank noted.The dollar fell early, with the ICE dollar index last seen down 0.14 points to 97.92, the lowest since the start of the war on Iran. Treasury yields rose, with the yield on the U.S. two-year note last seen up 2.7 basis points to 3.9%, while the 10-year note last seen paying 4.393%, up 1.8 points.
Exxon Q1 Hydrocarbons Output Rises YoY Despite Middle East Disruptions
Exxon Mobil (XOM) Friday reported a year-over-year increase in its Q1 oil and gas production, as higher output from the Americas more than offset supply disruptions in the Middle East.For the quarter ended March 31, the upstream segment's oil and gas output stood at 4.59 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, a rise from the previous year's 4.55 mboe/d but a decline from the prior quarter's 4.99 mboe/d.Net production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, bitumen, and synthetic oil was up year over year to 3.3 million barrels per day from 3.1 mmbbls/d, as higher output from the US, Canada and other American regions offset declines in Asia. Q1 output, however, was down versus the previous quarter's 3.5 mmbbls/d.Net natural gas production came in lower at 7.8 million cubic feet per day, relative to year-ago levels of 8.5 mcf/d, largely due to lower Asian output. Q1 production was also down versus Q4's 8.7 mcf/d.During the period, the company noted that Guyana achieved a record quarterly production of more than 900,000 gross barrels of oil per day, but the Middle East conflict negatively impacted overall output levels.Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, achieved first production from Train 1 at the end of March, Exxon said, resulting in a 5% year-over-year increase in US exports.The company posted a decline in Q1 refinery throughput, primarily due to reduced processing in Europe and Asia. Throughput totaled 3.5 mmbbls/d in Q1, compared with 3.8 mmbls/d a year ago and 4.1 mmbbls/d a quarter earlier.Nonetheless, energy product sales grew year over year to 5.6 mmbbls/d from 5.3 mmbbls/d, as higher US sales more than offset a drop in non-US volumes. Except for heating oils, kerosene, and diesel, all other energy products logged corresponding sale increases.Q1 sales, however, were lower than Q4's 5.8 mmbbls/d, due to scheduled maintenance and Middle East disruptions, the company said.Chemical product sales totaled 5.4 million tons in Q1, up versus 4.8 mmt a year earlier, but down compared with the previous quarter's 5.7 mmt.Special product sales also grew to 1.98 mmt in Q1, versus 1.94 mmt in the prior year and 1.92 in the previous quarter, with high-value products achieving a record sales volume, according to the report.
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