-- 火曜日の正午の取引で原油先物価格が上昇したことを受け、米国株式市場は日中の上昇分を失い下落した。投資家は、イランがパキスタンで開催される第2回和平協議に出席するかどうかの確認を依然として待っている状況だ。 ナスダック総合指数は0.1%安の24,380.8、S&P500種指数は0.2%安の7,097.6、ダウ工業株30種平均は0.2%安の49,337.5で取引を終えた。3指数とも、四半期決算発表の流れを受けて、取引開始直後は上昇していた。 ドナルド・トランプ大統領は火曜日、CNBCに対し、米国とイランが「素晴らしい合意」を結ぶことを期待していると述べた。これは、イランがまだ出席を表明していないイスラマバードでの第2回和平協議を指している。しかし大統領は、水曜夜の停戦期限までに合意が締結されない場合、米軍はイランを爆撃する「準備ができている」と述べ、停戦期限の延長は望んでいないと付け加えた。 WTI原油先物は4.3%上昇し1バレル93.50ドル、ブレント原油先物は2.8%上昇し1バレル98.17ドルとなった。 企業ニュースでは、ユナイテッドヘルス・グループ(UNH)が火曜日に通期業績見通しを引き上げた。同社は第1四半期決算で予想を上回る前年同期比増益を記録した。株価は7.6%上昇し、S&P500種株価指数とダウ平均株価の構成銘柄の中で上昇率トップとなった。 D.R.ホートン(DHI)の第2四半期決算は予想を上回ったものの、同社は通期売上高見通しを下方修正した。株価は7.1%上昇し、S&P500種株価指数の構成銘柄の中で上昇率トップとなった。
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