上半期ＩＰＯ、６０社　１０年間で最高―ＪＰＸ

　日本取引所グループ（ＪＰＸ）は５日、今年上半期に国内取引所に新規公開（ＩＰＯ）した企業数が６０社だったと発表した。昨年同期からは４社の増加。２０２１年同期の５９社を上回り、１５年以降の１０年間で最高となった。約半数が東証グロース市場への上場で、コロナ禍からの正常化が進むなど経済環境の改善が背景にあるとみられる。
　初値の時価総額が１０００億円超えの大型銘柄の上場は２社。このうち、６月にグロース市場に上場した、宇宙ごみの除去サービス開発に取り組むアストロスケールホールディングスの初値時価総額は１４４８億円だった。（2024/07/05-17:26）

A total of 60 corporations conducted initial public offerings on Japanese stock exchanges in January-June, Japan Exchange Group Inc., or JPX, said Friday.
   The number grew by four from a year before to mark the highest level in the decade since 2015, beating the 59 IPOs in January-June 2021, reflecting improvements in economic conditions such as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
   About half of the IPOs were on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Growth section for startups.
   Two companies made their market debuts with initial market capitalizations exceeding 100 billion yen. Astroscale Holdings Inc., a company developing a space debris removal service, logged an initial market capitalization of 144.8 billion yen when it went public on the Growth section last month.
   The number of IPOs on the Prime top-tier section stood at zero after listing rules were tightened in the TSE's recent market realignment. About 40 pct of the 60 IPOs were on the Tokyo Pro Market for professional investors.