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TSXは正午時点で横ばい、ほとんどのセクターは上昇

-- トロント証券取引所は正午時点でほぼ横ばいで推移しており、ほとんどのセクターが上昇している。 好調なセクターはヘルスケア(+2.8%)と金融(+0.5%)である。 一方、エネルギー(-1.8%)と通信(-1.1%)は下落し、上昇幅を限定している。 経済面では、2月のカナダ小売売上高データと3月の速報値の発表に注目が集まった。CIBCによると、2月の総合売上高は0.7%増で、市場予想と速報値(0.9%)を下回ったものの、前月の1.2%増(若干上方修正)に続くものとなった。コア売上高(自動車とガソリンを除く)は0.6%増、総売上高は0.3%増だった。前年同月比では、2月の売上高は2.3%増となり、過去1年間の人口増加の停滞を考慮すると、一人当たりの売上高も堅調な伸びを示している。 CIBCは、3月の速報値では総売上高が「堅調な」0.6%増となる見込みだが、ガソリン価格の急騰により名目上の伸びは鈍化するだろうと付け加えた。3月の消費者物価指数(CPI)では季節調整後の商品価格が1%以上上昇したため、小売売上高の速報値は数量ベースではほぼ横ばい、あるいは若干の減少となる可能性もあると同行は述べている。 CIBCは「全体として、第1四半期の小売売上高は、米中貿易摩擦が消費者心理に悪影響を及ぼし始める以前以来、最高の伸びを記録したようだ。しかし、ガソリン価格の上昇により一部の世帯が裁量支出を制限しているため、第2四半期には消費支出が再び減速すると予想される。この支出減速は、インフレ圧力が経済の他の分野に波及するのを抑制し、カナダ銀行が2026年まで金利を据え置くことを可能にするだろう」と述べた。 本日発表されたデータに基づき、デジャルダン銀行の第1四半期GDP予測は、カナダ銀行(BoC)が1月に発表した金融政策金利(MPR)の推計値と概ね一致しています。デジャルダン銀行は、中央銀行が状況の明確化を待つ間、引き続き様子見の姿勢を維持すると予想しています。 ナショナル・バンクは、中東紛争の影響で、今後数ヶ月間、家計の購買力が低下すると予測しました。さらに、住宅ローン金利負担の急増と依然として不安定な労働市場が、今後の裁量支出を圧迫する可能性があると付け加えました。 企業ニュースでは、エンブリッジ(ENB.TO)が金曜午前、ブリティッシュコロンビア州におけるサンライズ天然ガスパイプライン拡張プロジェクトが連邦政府の承認を得たと発表しました。

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