Apple Laughs and MS Cries Because of Siri [3-Minute Brief]

[3-Min Brief 3-Second Summary]
① Air Cargo Freight Rates Soar to Annual High
② Up to 90,000 People Illegally Entered Private Loans Last Year
③ 'Value-Up' Stocks Lead Market Cap Competition in First Half

MARKET INDEX

- US New York Stock Exchange's three major indices all closed higher
- May retail sales data below expectations, investor sentiment recovers
- AI leader Nvidia regains position as the largest company by market cap

Top3 NEWS

■ "Siri, who laughed and cried over Apple AI?"

- Apple’s stock surges on 'supercycle' outlook
- Microsoft’s stock hit after losing OpenAI monopoly
- Negative impact also on Google amid 'declining search' forecasts

■ Air cargo freight rates soar... Freight index hits annual high

- BAI records 2144... 20% increase since end of February
- Rising sea freight rates create balloon effect, expected to continue
- Exporters and overseas direct purchase burdens continue to grow

■ "Up to 90,000 illegal private loans inflowed last year"… Even lending companies refuse

- Estimated up to 91,000 new inflows last year
- Usage amount reaches up to 1.43 trillion KRW
- Korea Inclusive Finance Agency calls for flexible interest rate adjustments

Graphic News: 'Homeplus Sale Imminent'... Alibaba Acquisition Rumors Stir

- Homeplus is pushing for SSM division sale
- Alibaba Group acquisition possibility anticipated
- Preliminary bidding next month... Increased bidding interest

the Chart: First Half Market Cap Competition Winner... Secondary Battery Falls, Value-Up Rises

- PBR stocks outperform struggling secondary battery stocks
- Major market cap stocks exit... significant ranking changes
- KB Financial shows remarkable growth... from 16th to 8th place

Term in the News: Growing Market Anxiety Despite Low US 'Fear Index'

- Index measuring expected volatility reflected in option prices
- VIX falls below 12 for the first time in 4 years and 6 months
- WSJ: "Quiet market conditions unlikely to last long"

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic
- 08:55 May trade balance
- 19th KOSDAQ Mirae Asset Vision SPAC No.5 listing, offering price 2,000 KRW
- 19th KOSDAQ Sears Technology listing, offering price 17,000 KRW
- 19th KOSDAQ Korea SPAC No.14 listing, offering price 2,000 KRW
- 19th KOSDAQ HVM subscription, expected offering price 11,000~14,200 KRW
- 19th KOSDAQ Hyzen R&M subscription, offering price 7,000 KRW

○ Overseas
- 02:00 US Atlanta Fed Q2 GDP Now
- 08:50 Japan May trade balance
- 08:50 Japan monetary policy meeting minutes
- 15:?00 UK May consumer price index

◇ Lunch & Commute Weather

○ Lowest temperature 21℃(▲1℃) ｜ Highest temperature: 35℃(▲3℃)
○ Precipitation probability morning 0%｜afternoon 0%
○ Fine dust morning good｜afternoon moderate

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