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米連邦公開市場委員会(FOMC)の金利決定と原油価格の急騰を受け、韓国株は下落した。

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-- 韓国株式市場は木曜日、米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)が政策金利を3.50%~3.75%のレンジで据え置く決定を下したことを受け、日中は過去最高値で取引を開始したものの、終値は下落した。 米連邦公開市場委員会(FOMC)によるこのタカ派的な解釈は、中東情勢の緊迫化と高騰するエネルギー価格を考慮に入れたものであり、ジェローム・パウエルFRB議長が5月15日の任期満了前に最後に行った政策発表で金利を据え置く決定につながった。 さらに、世界的な原油価格の上昇も投資家心理を圧迫し、ブレント原油は日中高値で1バレル126.41ドル(2022年6月以来の高値)を記録し、WTI原油も一時110ドルを突破した。 韓国総合株価指数(KOSPI)は92.03ポイント(1.4%)下落し、6,598.87で取引を終えた。 KOSDAQ指数も27.91ポイント(2.3%)下落し、1,192.35で取引を終えた。 経済ニュースでは、韓国統計庁が木曜日に発表したデータによると、3月の韓国の鉱工業生産は前月比0.3%増加したが、2月の5.3%増から大幅に減速した。 建設業と公共行政業の指数はそれぞれ前月比7.3%減、3.3%減となった一方、サービス業、鉱業、製造業の指数はそれぞれ1.4%増、0.3%増となった。 鉱工業生産全体は、2025年3月比で3.6%増加した。2月は前年同月比2.3%減だった。 企業ニュースとして、現代自動車(KRX:005380)と起亜自動車(KRX:000270)の親会社である現代自動車グループは、ジョージア工科大学と複数年にわたる提携を結び、水素モビリティソリューションを共同開発すると、木曜日に発表した。 この合意により、水素燃料輸送の推進、応用研究の促進、そしてジョージア州におけるゼロエミッション車の普及加速が期待されるという。 現代自動車の株価は終値で約5%下落し、起亜自動車の株価も3%以上下落した。

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