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イラン情勢の緊迫化への懸念から、韓国株は下落して取引を開始した。

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-- 韓国株式市場は金曜日、中東情勢の緊迫化を受けてエネルギー供給への懸念が再び高まり、投資家が2日連続の上昇後の利益確定売りで下落して取引を開始した。 主要株価指数であるKOSPIは136.11ポイント下落し、7,353.94で取引を開始した。KOSDAQは小幅上昇し、1,199.47で取引を開始した。 米中央軍は、ホルムズ海峡を通過する軍艦を攻撃したイランの軍事施設を米軍が標的としたことで、米国とイランの緊張が金曜日に高まったと発表した。 米軍は声明で、米軍は「事態のエスカレーションを望んでいない」と述べた。 イラン軍は、木曜夜の米軍による空爆が、ゲシュム島、バンダル・ハミル、シリクの沿岸部の民間地域を攻撃したと発表した。こうした緊張の高まりを受け、ブレント原油価格は2.3%上昇し、1バレル102ドルを突破した。投資家は、中東危機によってホルムズ海峡の封鎖が長期化するのではないかと懸念している。

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