-- 韩国股市周三大幅收高,主要股指飙升至历史新高。 此次上涨主要受半导体股强劲上涨以及投资者对美伊可能达成和平协议的乐观情绪推动。此前,美国总统特朗普叫停了在霍尔木兹海峡的“自由行动”。 韩国综合股价指数(KOSPI)上涨447.57点,涨幅6.5%,收于7384.56点。韩国创业板指数(KOSDAQ)下跌3.57点,跌幅0.3%,收于1210.17点。 芯片制造商三星电子(KRX:005930)和SK海力士(KRX:000660)的股价分别上涨超过14%和近11%。 周三上午,韩国交易所启动了韩国主要股票市场的五分钟买入侧盘操作,投资者纷纷涌入股市,寄希望于美伊冲突可能在不久的将来结束。 韩国交易所于上午9点06分宣布了这一操作,此前KOSPI200期货上涨66.05点,涨幅6.28%,报1116.55点。 经济方面,韩国统计厅周三公布的数据显示,受中东持续冲突的影响,韩国4月份通胀率同比上涨2.6%,高于3月份的2.2%。 这一数据与彭博社调查的2.6%的预期中值基本一致。 通胀上涨主要受各类成本上涨的推动,其中交通运输成本涨幅最大,达9.7%。 与此同时,4月份剔除食品和能源价格的核心通胀率维持在2.2%的稳定水平。 企业新闻方面,据彭博新闻社周三报道,受人工智能芯片强劲需求的支撑,三星电子市值于周三突破1万亿美元大关。 这家韩国芯片制造商成为继台积电(TPE:2330)之后第二家市值达到1万亿美元的亚洲公司。 海外投资者似乎是近期三星股价上涨的主要推动力,这得益于盈透证券与三星证券(KRX:016360)达成的一项协议,该协议允许美国投资者直接购买韩国股票。 三星电子的半导体部门在第一季度实现了创纪录的利润,远超预期,这主要得益于人工智能数据中心的强劲需求。分析师预计,随着供应短缺导致合约价格持续上涨,这一增长势头将在未来几个季度延续。 另据报道,电子产品制造商LG电子(KRX:066570)周三发布公告称,该公司连续第三年在标普全球企业可持续发展评估中获得最高1%的评级。 该公司在涵盖休闲设备及产品和消费电子产品的家用电器及休闲用品行业组中获得了77分的最高分。 LG电子股价在收盘时上涨超过8%。
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