
3日のニューヨーク株式市場は、米中間選挙の投開票日を迎え、持ち高調整の動きが交錯した。ダウ平均は反落したが、ハイテク株中心のナスダック指数は4営業日ぶりに反発して引けた。
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米中間選挙の投開票日が3日に実施された。
【ニューヨーク時事】3日のニューヨーク株式相場は、米中間選挙の結果待ちで持ち高調整の売り買いが交錯する中、反落した。優良株で構成するダウ工業株30種平均は前日終値比197.26ドル安の5万1786.72ドルで終了。ハイテク株中心のナスダック総合指数は207.65ポイント高の2万5372.01と4営業日ぶりに反発して引けた。
米中間選挙は3日に投開票日を迎えた。株式市場では半導体株などが買われ、このところハイテク大手の決算内容への懸念から強まっていた売りが、選挙結果の判明を前に一服。ダウ構成銘柄ではマイクロソフトやエヌビディアなどが値を上げた。ただ、アップルは前日の決算発表で、半導体不足によるコスト増が業績の重荷となる可能性が示されたことを受けて売られた。

Major news from November 2nd to 4th. Reports included a raid on Kawasaki City Hall, the results of the U.S. midterm elections, a projectile launch by North Korea, the death of a Japanese national in a train accident in Spain, and the end of a ceasefire in southern Ukraine.

The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections and said he could cooperate with the Democratic Party. According to US media, Democrats took back the Senate and the House of Representatives, and Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results. The WSJ also reported that the US military attacked Qeshm Island in Iran, and the US president said he would end aid to Israel at the end of the year.

Ryutaro Kono, chief economist at BNP Paribas Securities, is concerned that the current situation in which wages have not increased in Japan despite the progress in the introduction of AI is ``extractive innovation,'' and warns of an AI bubble in financial institutions, likening it to the myth of Sisyphus.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced that it will invest 100 billion yen over the next three years to utilize generative AI. Group CEO Tatsu Nakajima said, ``I am confident that business will look different in five years,'' and aims not only to improve operational efficiency through AI, but also to change existing business models such as financing and asset management. Currently, more than 100 AI projects are underway.

Five large US IT companies have released their financial results for the July-September period of 2026, and all companies have increased revenue. Alphabet and Amazon's profits decreased, and Meta's profits also decreased due to increased AI investment. The cloud business has grown significantly. Some companies expressed their intention to accelerate AI investment, and the stock prices of the two companies plummeted.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced that it is effectively withdrawing from Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, and will suspend service on its Naha and New Chitose routes from October. Approximately 30 people participated in the parent-child aviation class held four days before the withdrawal, and the children's eyes lit up as they listened to the explanations given by the pilots and flight attendants. On the other hand, some participants expressed sadness at the withdrawal, and the airport has never been profitable since its opening.