基准韩国综合股价指数周四下跌0.3%,至2591点左右,扭转了前一交易日的涨势,此前对第三季度GDP结果的预估低于预期。韩国第三季度国内生产总值仅增长0.1%,在第二季度收缩0.2%后,大幅低于0.4%的预测,而年增长率放缓至1.5%,低于预期的2%。与此同时,强劲的企业盈利报告限制了亏损,SK海力士公布了创纪录的第三季度利润7万亿韩元,超过了预期,这得益于对人工智能相关高带宽内存(HBM)芯片的强劲需求。这家芯片巨头上涨0.5%,而其竞争对手三星电子下跌2%。健康和汽车类股也出现了其他显著下跌,如三星生物制品(-2.4%)、现代汽车(-1.5%)、Celltrion(-0.2%)和起亚(-1.2%)。
The benchmark KOSPI fell 0.3% to around 2,591 points on Thursday, reversing gains from the previous session, after advance estimates for Q3 GDP results missed forecasts. South Korea’s GDP grew just 0.1% in Q3, missing the 0.4% forecast by a wide margin, following a 0.2% contraction in Q2, while annual growth slowed to 1.5%, below the expected 2%. Meanwhile, losses were limited by strong corporate earnings reports, with SK Hynix posting a record Q3 profit of 7 trillion won, surpassing forecasts, driven by strong demand for AI-related high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. The chip giant went up 0.5%, while its rival Samsung Electronics tumbled 2%. Other notable losses were seen among health and auto stocks, such as Samsung Biologics (-2.4%), Hyundai Motors (-1.5%), Celltrion (-0.2%), and Kia Corp (-1.2%).