-- SKSテクノロジーズ・グループ（ASX:SKS）は、メルボルンのドックランズ地区にある小売グループの本社向けに、電気設備一式を供給・設置する契約をビルドコープ・グループと2,200万豪ドルで締結した。これは、同社が金曜日にオーストラリア証券取引所に提出した書類で明らかになった。 同書類によると、プロジェクトは2028年第1四半期に完了する予定だ。
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Update: Block Posts Higher Q1 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue; Shares Up 6%
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Japanese Stocks Slide as Renewed Middle East Tensions Stoke Energy Supply Fears
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