-- 週三，韓國股市收在新高，科技股漲幅強勁，投資人預期人工智慧產業的強勁需求將使晶片需求保持旺盛。 韓國主要股指KOSPI開盤走低，此前華爾街股市因ChatGPT創辦人OpenAI第一季未達到內部營收和用戶目標而下跌。然而，韓國本土對晶片製造商和硬體供應商的強勁需求迅速抵消了圍繞美國軟體新創企業的負面情緒。 韓國綜合股價指數（KOSPI）上漲49.88點，漲幅0.8%，收在6,690.9點。韓國創業板指數（KOSDAQ）也上漲4.68點，漲幅0.4%，收在1220.26點。 經濟方面，韓國央行週二表示，韓國3月銀行存款利率下降，借貸成本也持續下降。 新增存款平均利率較上月下降1個基點至2.82%，現有存款利率也下降1個基點至2.00%。 新增貸款利率較上月下降6個基點至4.20%，截至3月底，現有貸款平均利率維持在4.27%不變。 企業新聞方面，韓華引擎（KRX:082740）週三向韓國交易所提交的文件顯示，該公司第一季歸屬於股東的淨利為529億韓元，較上年同期的194億韓元成長172%。 這家韓國船用引擎生產商的銷售額年增8.5%，從3,182億韓元增至3,452億韓元。 韓華引擎股價在收盤時上漲超過8%。
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