基准韩国综合股价指数周三早盘上涨1.4%，至2573点左右，从前一交易日1.3%的下跌中恢复过来，芯片和造船类股领涨市场。市场情绪有所改善，有迹象表明美加关税紧张局势有所缓解，乌克兰停火有望实现。与此同时，韩国代理总统崔相茂表示，在4月2日互惠关税之前，与美国就关税、能源和造船业的谈判已经开始，并警告称特朗普的“美国优先”政策现在针对的是韩国。在指数权重股中，芯片巨头SK海力士上涨3%，而竞争对手三星电子上涨1.5%，与美国同行持平。在造船业，现代重工（3.7%）、韩国造船和近海工程公司（2.5%）和三星重工（7.2%）领涨。在经济数据方面，韩国2月份的失业率降至2.7%，这是第二个月的下降，表明劳动力市场正在复苏。
The benchmark KOSPI rose 1.4% to around 2,573 points early Wednesday, recovering from a 1.3% drop in the previous session, with chip and shipbuilding stocks leading the market higher. Market sentiment improved amid signs of easing US-Canada tariff tensions and hopes for a Ukraine cease-fire. Meanwhile, South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said talks with the US on tariffs, energy, and shipbuilding have started ahead of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, warning that Trump’s “America First” policies are now targeting the country. Among index heavyweights, chip giant SK Hynix climbed 3%, while rival Samsung Electronics added 1.5%, tracking US peers. In the shipbuilding sector, Hyundai Heavy Industries (3.7%), Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Eng’g (2.5%), and Samsung Heavy Industries (7.2%) led the gains. On the economic data front, South Korea’s jobless rate fell to 2.7% in February, its second monthly drop, signaling labor market recovery.
