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3月のインフレ抑制が利上げ懸念を和らげ、日本株が上昇

-- 金曜日の日本株は、3月のインフレ率が抑制されたことを示すデータが発表されたことを受け、日本銀行が来週利上げを見送るとの見方が強まり、1%近く上昇して取引を終えた。 日経平均株価は575.95ポイント高の59,716.18円で引けた。 生鮮食品を除くコア消費者物価指数は、3月に前年同月比1.8%上昇し、市場予想と一致し、2月の1.6%上昇から加速した。中東情勢の緊迫化に伴う燃料価格の上昇にもかかわらず、エネルギー補助金が引き続き物価上昇圧力を抑制した。 データによると、エネルギー価格は前月より小幅な5.7%下落し、非生鮮食品のインフレ率も低下した。エネルギーを除いたコアコア指数は2.4%上昇した。 企業関連では、第一三共(東証:4568)の株価は、為替差益を理由に通期利益見通しを引き上げたものの、がん治療薬の供給計画の見直しのため決算発表と5カ年計画の公表を延期したことを受け、約10%下落した。 ルネサスエレクトロニクス(東証:6723)の株価は、第1四半期の利益が162%増と売上高が好調に推移したにもかかわらず、短期的な変動性を指摘し、6ヶ月間の業績見通しのみを発表したことを受け、約5%下落した。 ソフトバンクグループ(東証:9984)の株価は、同社のモバイル事業部門が大阪工場の一部をAIデータセンター向け大規模バッテリー生産拠点に転換する計画であるとの報道を受け、2%上昇した。

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