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%).
