■ October 31 Economic Calendar

The National Statistical Office will release its September industrial activity trend today.

Industrial production rebounded for the first time in four months in August on strong auto and semiconductor production, while retail sales rose 1.7% to an 18-month high,

Let's see if the increase will continue in September!

BOK unveils 'September financial institutions weighted average interest rate' today

In August, interest rates on household loans at deposit banks rose slightly from the previous month to 4.08% per annum, the first three months since June to shift upward, and it is likely that lending rates remained high in September.

Samsung Electronics, which even issued an unusual apology with a provisional operating profit of 9.1 trillion won, will announce its third quarter results today.

The final performance shows specific report cards for each sector, and the semiconductor division's operating profit is estimated to remain at around KRW 4 trillion, which is expected to be far behind SK Hynix, which achieved KRW 7 trillion in operating profit.

The Financial Supervisory Service will hold an emergency briefing today (31st) on recent capital market issues, including disputes over management rights of Korea Zinc.

As the Financial Supervisory Service conducted an investigation into unfair trade in Korea Zinc's open purchase and an accounting review of Korea Zinc and Youngpoong, attention is being paid to related contents.