周二早盘,基准KOSPI指数几乎持平于2729点左右,投资者在本周公布的关键美国通胀报告之前持观望态度。交易员们正在密切关注定于周三公布的美国4月CPI数据,以了解美联储货币政策的未来方向,这可能会影响全球利率前景。经济消息方面,韩国4月出口价格同比上涨6.2%,创2022年11月以来出口成本最大涨幅。与此同时,该国的进口价格上涨了2.9%,结束了采购成本连续两个月下降的局面。综合来看,股票涨跌互现,SK海力士(0.3%)、LG能源解决方案(1.1%)和三星生物制品(0.4%)上涨。另一方面,三星电子(-0.3%)、起亚汽车公司(-1%)和Celltrion(-0.5%)出现亏损。
The benchmark KOSPI was nearly flat to around 2,729 points in early trade on Tuesday, as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the key US inflation report due this week. Traders are closely monitoring the upcoming US CPI data for April, set to be released on Wednesday, to seek insights into the future direction of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, which could impact the global interest rate outlook. In economic news, South Korea's export prices jumped by 6.2% year-on-year in April, the largest rise in export cost since November 2022. Meanwhile, the country’s import prices rose by 2.9%, snapping two straight months of decline in cost of purchases. Across the board, stocks traded mixed, with gains seen from SK Hynix (0.3%), LG Energy Solution (1.1%), and Samsung Biologics (0.4%). On the other hand, Samsung Electronics (-0.3%), Kia Corp (-1%), and Celltrion (-0.5%) were in the red.