周五，基准KOSPI指数下跌超过1%，收于2724点，从上一交易日的六周高点回落，结束了连续三周的上涨势头，芯片和电池制造商领跌。与此同时，中国最近发布的经济数据喜忧参半，工业生产超出预期，失业率下降，而零售额和固定资产投资的增长速度低于预期。在国内，韩国4月份经季节性调整的失业率为2.8%，与上月持平。芯片和电池股跌幅居前的是三星电子（-1%）、SK海力士（-1.6%）、LG能源解决方案（-1.3%）、三星SDI（-2.4%）和SK创新（-1.8%）。大多数其他指数权重股也下跌，包括汽车制造商、电子商务公司和金融业。
The benchmark KOSPI shed over 1% to close at 2,724 points on Friday, retreating from six-week highs in the previous session and snapping a three-week rising streak, with chip and battery makers leading the market lower. Meanwhile, China’s recent economic releases showed mixed results, with industrial production exceeding expectations, alongside a lower unemployment rate, whereas retail sales and fixed asset investment grew at a slower pace than anticipated. At home, the seasonally adjusted jobless rate in South Korea came at 2.8% in April, unchanged from the previous month. Losses from chip and battery stocks were led by Samsung Electronics (-1%), SK Hynix (-1.6%), LG Energy Solution (-1.3%), Samsung SDI (-2.4%), and SK Innovation (-1.8%). Most other index heavyweights also declined, including automakers, e-commerce firms, and financials.
