(2nd LD) Seoul stocks rebound over 2 pct on eased chip rout, Fed bets

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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks rebounded by more than 2 percent Friday to snap their seven-day losing streak on an eased chip rout and bets on the Federal Reserve's rate hikes.

The Korean won was trading higher against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 113.83 points, or 2.05 percent, to 5,668.05 after rising as high as 5,809.94.

Trade volume was light at 286.5 million shares worth 20 trillion won (US$15 billion). Winners far outnumbered losers 757 to 134.

Investors went bargain hunting for large-cap tech shares, particularly the country's top chipmakers, which tumbled over 10 percent the previous session.

Foreigners were net buyers snapping up 343.5 billion won worth of stocks, while retail and institutional investors offloaded a combined net 1.17 trillion won.

During the 2026 IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh voiced optimism for the U.S. economy and its strength while he refrained from signaling whether there will be a rate hike this month.

Warsh's comments revived appetite for risky assets as a series of recent U.S. inflation data signaled that prices are rising at a faster pace than expected.

Investor sentiment was also lifted by the Fed chair's expression of optimism for artificial intelligence (AI), which he described as "probably the most consequential change to the U.S. and the global economy in my lifetime."

"It is meaningful that the Fed Chair maintained a positive assessment of the AI industry's structural growth, despite concerns over growing credit risks and funding burdens at such companies," Seo Sang-yong, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, said.

Comments from Nvidia chief Jensen Huang also helped ease financial health concerns over the AI industry as well. On Thursday, Huang expressed optimism for its partner cloud company, CoreWeave, saying the firms' financial strength is "improving every day."

Shares of CoreWeave slid over 15 percent Wednesday (U.S. time) after a dramatic spike in its corporate bond yields of near 15 percent triggered investor anxiety over the company's heavy AI-related debt burden.

Financial data is displayed on a screen inside the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul after the closing bell on Oct. 16, 2026. (Yonhap)

In Seoul, most market heavyweights closed higher.

Semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics was up 2.62 percent to 215,500 won, while industry rival SK hynix inched up 0.79 percent to 1,272,000 won.

Carmaker Hyundai Motor added 5.58 percent to 312,000 won, defense giant Hanwha Aerospace advanced 7.77 percent to 888,000 won, and bio firm Celltrion climbed 6.53 percent to 194,000 won.

The Korean won was quoted at 1,331.4 won against the U.S. dollar as of 3:30 p.m., up 13.2 won from the previous trading session.

Bond prices, which move inversely to yields, closed higher. The yield on three-year Treasurys shed 1.3 basis points to 3.854, and the return on the benchmark five-year government bonds lost 1.9 points to 3.988.

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(2nd LD) Seoul stocks rebound over 2 pct on eased chip rout, Fed bets

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首尔，10月16日（韩联社）——受芯片股跌势缓解和市场押注美联储加息的影响，首尔股市周五反弹超过2%，结束了连续七天的下跌趋势。

韩元兑美元汇率走高。

韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）收盘上涨113.83点，涨幅2.05%，报5668.05点，盘中最高触及5809.94点。

成交量清淡，仅为2.865亿股，成交额20万亿韩元（约合150亿美元）。赢家数量远超输家，比例为757比134。

投资者纷纷逢低买入大型科技股，尤其是该国顶尖的芯片制造商，这些股票在前一个交易日暴跌超过 10%。

外国投资者净买入价值 3435 亿韩元的股票，而散户和机构投资者合计净卖出 1.17 万亿韩元。

在曼谷举行的 2026 年国际货币基金组织-世界银行年会上，美联储主席凯文·沃什对美国经济及其实力表示乐观，但他没有暗示本月是否会加息。

沃什的评论重新激发了人们对风险资产的兴趣，因为最近一系列美国通胀数据显示，物价上涨速度比预期更快。

美联储主席对人工智能（AI）的乐观态度也提振了投资者情绪。他称人工智能“可能是我一生中对美国和全球经济影响最大的变革”。

“尽管人们担心人工智能行业的信贷风险和融资负担日益加重，但美联储主席仍然对人工智能行业的结构性增长保持积极评价，这意义重大，”未来资产证券分析师徐相勇表示。

英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋的言论也缓解了人们对人工智能行业财务状况的担忧。周四，黄仁勋对英伟达的合作伙伴云公司CoreWeave表示乐观，称两家公司的财务状况“每天都在改善”。

周三（美国时间），CoreWeave 的股价下跌超过 15%，此前该公司企业债券收益率飙升至近 15%，引发投资者对该公司沉重的 AI 相关债务负担的担忧。

2026年10月16日收盘后，首尔韩亚银行交易室内的屏幕上显示着金融数据。（韩联社）

在首尔，大多数市场巨头收盘走高。

半导体巨头三星电子股价上涨 2.62%，至 215,500 韩元；而其行业竞争对手 SK 海力士股价小幅上涨 0.79%，至 1,272,000 韩元。

汽车制造商现代汽车股价上涨5.58%至312,000韩元，国防巨头韩华航空航天股价上涨7.77%至888,000韩元，生物技术公司Celltrion股价上涨6.53%至194,000韩元。

截至下午 3:30，韩元兑美元汇率为 1,331.4 韩元，较前一交易日上涨 13.2 韩元。

与收益率走势相反的债券价格收高。三年期美国国债收益率下跌1.3个基点至3.854%，五年期基准政府债券收益率下跌1.9个基点至3.988%。

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（第二部分）受芯片股跌势缓解和美联储押注提振，首尔股市反弹逾2%。