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香港株は週末を小幅高で終え、スター・スポーツ・メディシンが新規株式公開(IPO)を実施

-- 香港株式市場は金曜日、中東情勢の動向を注視する投資家の動きを受け、小幅高で取引を終えた。 ハンセン指数は約62.87ポイント(約0.2%)上昇し、25,978.07で引けた。ハンセン中国企業指数は約42.99ポイント(約0.5%)上昇し、8,775.62で引けた。 ロイター通信によると、イランは木曜日、軍が大型貨物船を拿捕する様子を映したとされる動画を公開し、ホルムズ海峡における支配力を誇示した。 この動画は、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領が米海軍に対し、同地域での機雷除去活動を強化し、ホルムズ海峡で機雷を敷設するイランの船舶を「撃ち殺す」よう指示した直後に公開された。ホルムズ海峡は、戦前は世界の石油と液化天然ガスの5分の1が輸送される主要航路だった。 ロイター通信によると、みずほ証券のアジア太平洋地域マクロ戦略責任者であるヴィシュヌ・ヴァラタン氏は、同地域における暴力の沈静化に向けた取り組みは直線的なものではないと述べた。「市場関係者で、これが1週間か2週間で終わると本気で考えている人はいないと思う」とヴァラタン氏は語ったと報じられている。 一方、香港の消費者物価指数は3月に前年同月比1.7%上昇した。香港統計局が発表したデータによる。 政府の一時的な救済措置の影響を除いた基調インフレ率は1.6%に上昇し、1月と2月の平均1.3%から上昇した。 一方、香港の季節調整済み失業率は、2025年12月から2026年2月までの3.8%から、1月から3月までの期間には3.7%に低下しました。 企業ニュースでは、スター・スポーツ・メディシン(香港証券取引所:1609)が香港で新規株式公開(IPO)を実施し、約8億2960万香港ドルを調達しました。 中国に拠点を置くこの医療機器メーカーは、生産能力の拡大と研究開発支援のための資金調達を目的として、H株840万株を1株あたり98.50香港ドルの公募価格で売り出しました。

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