-- 英国株は水曜日に下落し、FTSE100指数は1.16%安で取引を終えた。投資家は企業業績や、ホルムズ海峡における米国の長期海上封鎖準備に関する報道を含む地政学的動向を注視した。 GSK(GSK.L)は5.42%安で、主要株価指数構成銘柄の中で2番目に下落した。同社は2026年の成長見通しを据え置き、第1四半期の帰属利益は前年同期の16億2000万ポンドから17億4000万ポンドに増加し、ファクトセットがまとめた市場予想と一致した。 「GSKは2026年を好調にスタートし、主要な成長ドライバーが好調な業績を上げています。事業運営の遂行に加え、実行力と研究開発の加速に注力していきます」と、ルーク・ミールズ最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べた。 ヘイレオン(HLN.L)は、風邪やインフルエンザの流行が低調だったにもかかわらず、第1四半期の売上高が前年同期の28億5000万ポンドから28億6000万ポンドへとわずかに増加したものの、2026年の成長見通しを維持した。同社の株価は終値で3.08%下落した。 「第1四半期の売上高成長率は予想通りだったが、販売量の減少幅は予想(Visible Alphaのコンセンサス)よりも小幅だった。レキットと同様に、風邪やインフルエンザの流行が低調だったことが各地域の業績に影響を与え、欧州の消費は低迷し、中南米の成長は鈍化した」とRBCキャピタル・マーケッツは述べている。 一方、エネルギー販売会社のDCC(DCC.L)は、米国の投資会社であるエナジー・キャピタル・パートナーズとKKRからなるコンソーシアムから現金による買収提案を受けたことを確認し、株価は9.29%上昇した。コンソーシアムは6月10日までにDCCグループに対する正式な買収提案を行う必要がある。 規制面では、英国の通信サービス規制機関であるOfcomが、BTグループ(BT-A.L)が傘下企業への情報提供要請に関する要件を遵守していない可能性があるとして、同社に対する調査を開始した。規制当局は、この措置は現段階ではいかなる結論も示すものではなく、執行措置が必要かどうかを判断する前に、入手可能な証拠を精査すると述べた。同社の株価は終値で1.16%下落した。
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