周四早盘,基准KOSPI指数下跌0.3%,至2685点左右,结束了连续三天的上涨势头,此前美联储保持利率不变,美联储主席鲍威尔排除了再次加息的可能性,同时投资者消化了一批经济数据。韩国4月份的年度消费者通胀率从上月的3.1%降至2.9%,低于3%的预测。此外,该国的出口同比增长从3月份的3.1%加速至13.8%,而预期为13.7%。与此同时,韩国4月制造业采购经理人指数降至49.4,这表明经营状况急剧恶化,为八个月来最严重。在各板块中,金融股跌幅最大,KB Financial(-3.3%)、Shinhan Financial(-2%)、Hana Financial(-2.6%)和Samsung Life(-2.4%)大幅下跌。
The benchmark KOSPI fell 0.3% to around 2,685 points in early trade on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak, after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and Fed Chair Powell ruled out another rate hike, while investors digested a batch of economic data. South Korea’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 2.9% in April from 3.1% in the prior month and below forecasts of 3%. Also, the country’s export growth surged to 13.8% year-on-year, compared to expectations of 13.7%, accelerating from 3.1% in March. Meanwhile, South Korea’s manufacturing PMI declined to 49.4 in April, signaling a sharper deterioration in operating conditions, which was the steepest in eight months. Among sectors, finance stocks posted the biggest decline, with sharp losses from KB Financial (-3.3%), Shinhan Financial (-2%), Hana Financial (-2.6%), and Samsung Life (-2.4%).