Shipping stocks gain upward momentum on El Nino-driven Panama Canal restrictions and Middle East tensions
Shares of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha <9101>, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. <9104>, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. <9107>, and other shipping stocks gained momentum. Markets remained on edge over shifting navigation conditions through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea amid military tensions between the United States and Iran and military actions by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen. Against this backdrop, the Panama Canal implemented transit restrictions after rainfall declined sharply due to El Nino. This is expected to drive up global freight rates further. Buying interest emerged on expectations that these factors will boost earnings.
Source: MINKABU PRESS
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