周二早盘,基准KOSPI指数下跌0.9%,至2661点左右,抵消了前一交易日的涨幅,因为投资者在本周晚些时候的美联储政策会议之前锁定了利润。市场预计,在劳动力市场依然强劲和通胀压力逐步缓解的情况下,美联储将连续第五次将关键利率维持在当前水平。投资者还将进一步寻找降息时机的线索。与此同时,日本央行本周也将举行政策会议,据推测,日本央行可能会决定退出负利率政策。大多数指数权重股下跌,如三星电子(-1.1%)、SK海力士(-3.2%)、LG能源解决方案(-1.2%)、三星生物制品(-0.8%)、现代汽车(-1.4%)和起亚公司(-6.3%)。
The benchmark KOSPI dropped 0.9% to around 2,661 points in early trade on Tuesday, undoing the advances made in the previous session, as investors locked in profits ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. Markets expect that the US Fed will maintain its key rate at the current level for a fifth consecutive meeting amid a still-strong labor market and a gradual easing of inflationary pressures. Investors will also be looking for further clues on the potential timing of rate cuts. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan will also hold a policy meeting this week, in which it is speculated that the BOJ might decide to exit its negative interest rate policy. Most index heavyweights posted losses, such as Samsung Electronics (-1.1%), SK Hynix (-3.2%), LG Energy Solution (-1.2%), Samsung Biologics (-0.8%), Hyundai Motors (-1.4%), and Kia Corp (-6.3%).