基准韩国综合股价指数周五上涨0.6%，至4110点左右，创下历史新高，受汽车制造商和芯片巨头三星电子上涨的推动。该指数也有望连续第五周上涨，本月上涨近20%。汽车制造商现代汽车领涨，涨幅超过6%，达到三个月来的最高点，而其姊妹公司起亚公司飙升2.6%，此前有消息称韩美贸易协议已敲定，将汽车出口关税降至15%。造船类股也上涨，因为贸易协议强调造船和能源是韩国计划在美国投资的主要领域。此外，芯片权重股三星电子上涨0.8%，创下历史新高，而其同行SK海力士下跌1.1%。投资者的乐观情绪得到了企业发展的支持，因为美国科技巨头英伟达、三星和现代的领导人在计划宣布人工智能业务合作之前在首尔会面。

The benchmark KOSPI rose 0.6% to around 4,110 on Friday, hitting fresh record levels, boosted by gains in automakers and chip giant Samsung Electronics. The index is also on track for its fifth straight weekly gain and a nearly 20% increase for the month. Carmaker Hyundai Motors led the charge, climbing over 6% to a three-month high, while its sister-company Kia Corp surged 2.6%, following news that the Korea-US trade deal was finalized to lower tariffs on auto exports to 15%. Shipbuilding stocks also advanced, as the trade deal highlighted shipbuilding and energy as major areas of South Korea’s planned investment in the US. Additionally, chip heavyweight Samsung Electronics jumped 0.8% to a new record-high, while its peer SK Hynix dropped 1.1%. Investor optimism was supported by corporate developments, as leaders from US tech giant Nvidia, Samsung, and Hyundai met in Seoul ahead of a planned announcement on their AI business cooperation.