-- 中東の供給途絶への懸念が和らぎ、イランと米国の停戦が依然として限定的である兆候が見られたことで、世界的なリスクセンチメントが安定し、オーストラリア株は水曜日に上昇する見込みだ。一方、ホルムズ海峡周辺の緊張と断続的な攻撃はエネルギー市場の不安感を依然として高めている。 前日のS&P500種株価指数、ナスダック総合指数、ダウ工業株30種平均はそれぞれ0.8%、1%、0.7%上昇した。 マクロ経済面では、オーストラリア産業グループが水曜日に発表したところによると、オーストラリアの産業活動は4月に9.8ポイント回復したものの、依然として縮小基調にとどまった。製造業と建設業の継続的な低迷と燃料価格高騰によるコスト圧力の上昇が、受注と雇用の安定化の兆しを上回ったためだ。 企業ニュースでは、DPM Metals(ASX:DPM)が水曜日に発表した第1四半期決算で、調整後1株当たり利益は0.76ドル、売上高は3億1040万ドルでした。前年同期は調整後1株当たり利益が0.32ドル、売上高は1億4410万ドルでした。 Atlas Arteria(ASX:ALX)の独立取締役は、IFMによる買収提案を日和見主義的で条件が厳しく、同社の資産と長期的な価値を著しく過小評価しているとして、株主に対し全会一致で拒否するよう強く求めました。 オーストラリアの主要株価指数は火曜日に0.2%(16.6ポイント)下落し、8,680.50で取引を終えました。
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