-- 水曜日の日本株は、米国とイランが第2回協議の準備を進めているとの報道を受け、上昇して取引を終えた。世界的なエネルギー供給を混乱させている対立が続く中、ホルムズ海峡の緊張緩和への期待が高まった。 日経平均株価は前日比0.44%(256.85ポイント)高の58,134.24円で引けた。 ブルームバーグ通信によると、両国は来週期限切れとなる4月7日の停戦合意前にさらなる協議を行うことを目指しており、週末に最初の協議を行ったパキスタンが開催地候補の一つとなっている。 ニューヨーク・ポスト紙によると、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は、土曜日にイスラマバードで行われた協議が結論に至らなかったことを受け、協議は「今後2日間」でパキスタンで再開される可能性があると述べた。また、フォックス・ビジネスのインタビューで、紛争は「終結に近づいている」と語った。 経済ニュースでは、ロイター短観の調査によると、原油価格の上昇と中東情勢に関連した供給途絶が景況感を圧迫し、4月の日本の製造業景況感は3年以上ぶりの大幅な悪化となった。 IMFは、今後数年間で日本の経済成長が鈍化し、インフレ率が緩和するにつれ、日本銀行は政策金利を1.5%に向けて段階的に引き上げる可能性が高いとの見解を示した。 2月の日本の機械受注総額は減少したが、中核的な民間部門の受注は力強く回復し、企業投資の堅調さを示した。 企業関連では、豊久茂(TYO:4058)が3月の売上高が前年同月比30%増の4億7400万円となり、累計売上高が13億9000万円に達したと発表したことを受け、株価は3%上昇した。 コプロホールディングス(TYO:7059)は、3月末時点で技術系従業員数を大幅に増やし、稼働率も改善したと発表したにもかかわらず、株価は1%下落した。一方、カティタス(東証:8919)は、TOTOのユニットバス発注停止の影響は限定的であるとし、新規設備調達への依存度が低いことを理由に挙げ、株価が1%上昇した。
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