基准韩国综合股价指数周四几乎持平,收于2665点,芯片和钢铁制造商的涨幅被电池和生物制药股的大幅下跌所抵消。指数权重股三星电子上涨0.5%,而竞争对手SK海力士上涨0.6%。钢铁制造商也出现反弹,浦项制铁控股和韩国锌业均上涨2%。在下跌的股票中,电池和健康类股领跌,包括LG能源解决方案(-1.2%)、三星生物制品(-3%)、Celltrion(-2.5%)和三星SDI(-3.5%)。此外,电池相关股票面临压力。在经济数据方面,韩国9月份的经常账户盈余为111.2亿美元,这是连续第五个月出现盈余,比8月份的65亿美元大幅增加。在其他地方,投资者现在密切关注美联储将于今天晚些时候作出的政策决定,预计将谨慎降息25个基点。
The benchmark KOSPI was nearly flat to close at 2,665 points on Thursday, with gains in chip and steel makers offset by sharp losses in battery and biopharmaceutical stocks. Index heavyweight Samsung Electronics advanced 0.5%, while rival SK Hynix went up 0.6%. Steelmakers also rallied, with Posco Holdings and Korea Zinc both rising by 2%. Among decliners, battery and health stocks led the losses, including LG Energy Solutions (-1.2%), Samsung Biologics (-3%), Celltrion (-2.5%), and Samsung SDI (-3.5%). Additionally, battery-related stocks faced pressure. On the economic data front, South Korea posted a current account surplus of $11.12 billion in September, marking the fifth consecutive monthly surplus and a sharp increase from August’s $6.5 billion. Elsewhere, investors now closely watched the Federal Reserve’s policy decision due later today, with expectations leaning toward a cautious 25-basis-point rate cut.