-- アラブ首長国連邦(UAE)の株式市場は火曜日、米国とイランの和平協議再開への期待感から上昇して取引を終えた。 終値時点で、FTSE ADX総合指数は0.197%高、DFM総合指数は0.276%高となった。 一方、原油価格は火曜日午後3時43分(UAE時間)時点で1バレル95.129ドルと0.36%下落した。これは、複数のメディアが米国とイランが水曜日に和平協議を再開すると報じたことを受けたものだ。 INGは「米国とイランの交渉はパキスタンで再開される予定で、ジョン・デブラ・バンス米副大統領が出席する見込みだ。イランも代表団を派遣するようだ。これは、米国の封鎖が続く限りイランは出席しないとの以前の報道とは対照的だ。現在の停戦が水曜日に終了する予定であるため、これらの協議は重要だ」と述べた。トランプ大統領は停戦延長の可能性は低いと示唆しています。そのため、進展が見られない場合、原油・天然ガス価格は上昇する可能性が高いでしょう。これは、ホルムズ海峡を通るエネルギーの流れがいつ正常に戻るかについて、大きな不確実性を生み出すことになります。 一方、ドバイ国際金融センター(DIFC)は、法規制枠組み、業務運営、人材育成システム全体に人工知能(AI)を統合する計画で、世界初のAIネイティブ金融センターを目指しています。 企業関連では、ダナ・ガス(ADX:DANA)の株主が、2025年の1株当たり0.065UAEディルハムの現金配当を承認しました。同社の株価は終値で2.66%上昇しました。 デヤール・デベロップメント(DFM:DEYAAR)の株価は終値で0.80%下落しました。この不動産グループは、ドバイで合計1,436戸からなる3つの住宅・ホテルプロジェクトを引き渡しました。
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