-- 周三，韩国股市收于新高，科技股涨幅强劲，投资者预期人工智能行业的强劲需求将使芯片需求保持旺盛。 韩国主要股指KOSPI开盘走低，此前华尔街股市因ChatGPT创始人OpenAI第一季度未达到内部营收和用户目标而下跌。然而，韩国本土对芯片制造商和硬件供应商的强劲需求迅速抵消了围绕美国软件初创企业的负面情绪。 韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）上涨49.88点，涨幅0.8%，收于6690.9点。韩国创业板指数（KOSDAQ）也上涨4.68点，涨幅0.4%，收于1220.26点。 经济方面，韩国央行周二表示，韩国3月份银行存款利率下降，借贷成本也继续下降。 新增存款平均利率较上月下降1个基点至2.82%，现有存款利率也下降1个基点至2.00%。 新增贷款利率较上月下降6个基点至4.20%，截至3月底，现有贷款平均利率维持在4.27%不变。 企业新闻方面，韩华发动机（KRX:082740）周三向韩国交易所提交的文件显示，该公司第一季度归属于股东的净利润为529亿韩元，较上年同期的194亿韩元增长172%。 这家韩国船用发动机生产商的销售额同比增长8.5%，从3182亿韩元增至3452亿韩元。 韩华发动机股价在收盘时上涨超过8%。
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