Seoul stocks open higher despite first Fed rate hike in over 3 years

Published Sep 17, 2026 9:20 am KST

The benchmark KOSPI is displayed at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap

Seoul stocks opened higher on Thursday, led by gains in tech stocks, despite the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in over three years.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened up 61.05 points, or 0.91 percent, to 6,779.02.

Overnight, major stock indexes on Wall Street closed down, after the Fed delivered the first quarter-percentage point rate increase since 2023, to combat inflationary pressures.

The Fed raised its base rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 3.75 percent and 4 percent.

发布于2026年9月17日上午9:20（韩国标准时间）

周四，首尔韩亚银行交易室展示着韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）。（韩联社）

尽管美联储三年多来首次加息，但首尔股市周四开盘走高，科技股领涨。

韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）开盘上涨61.05点，涨幅0.91%，至6779.02点。

隔夜，华尔街主要股指收跌，此前美联储宣布自 2023 年以来首次加息 25 个百分点，以应对通胀压力。

美联储将基准利率上调0.25个百分点，至3.75%至4%的区间。