Seoul stocks open tad higher as Fed holds rates ahead of Samsung earnings report

Published Oct 29, 2026 9:27 am KST

The benchmark KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices are displayed at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap

Korean stocks opened slightly higher Thursday, buoyed by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady and expectations for strong third-quarter earnings from Samsung Electronics amid robust memory chip demand.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 10.2 points, or 0.17 percent, to 6,022.64 as of 9:15 a.m., extending its rally after surging more than 6 percent in the previous session.

Overnight, U.S. stocks gained after the Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75-4 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19 percent, the S&P 500 added 0.28 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.27 percent.

In the earnings guidance earlier this month, Samsung Electronics forecast third-quarter sales of 195 trillion won ($145 billion) and operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, driven by strong demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

发布于2026年10月29日上午9:27（韩国标准时间）

周四，首尔韩亚银行交易室展示了韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）和韩国创业板指数（KOSDAQ）。（韩联社）

周四，韩国股市小幅高开，受到美联储维持利率不变以及市场预期三星电子第三季度盈利强劲（主要得益于强劲的存储芯片需求）的提振。

截至上午 9 点 15 分，韩国综合股价指数 (KOSPI) 上涨 10.2 点，涨幅 0.17%，至 6,022.64 点，延续了前一交易日上涨超过 6% 的势头。

隔夜，美国股市上涨，此前联邦公开市场委员会以 10 比 2 的投票结果决定将基准利率维持在 3.75% 至 4% 不变。

道琼斯工业平均指数上涨0.19%，标准普尔500指数上涨0.28%，以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数上涨0.27%。

在本月初的盈利预期中，三星电子预测第三季度销售额将达到 195 万亿韩元（1450 亿美元），营业利润将达到 107.4 万亿韩元，这主要得益于人工智能 (AI) 应用中使用的存储芯片的强劲需求。