기업심리, 9월 BSI 5개월만에 하락...비제조업 코로나19 재확산 영향<br /><br />Business sentiment among South Korean companies dropped for the first time in five months in September,... following the recent surge in COVID-19 infections.<br />Data from the Bank of Korea showed on Tuesday that the Business Sentiment Index for all industries stood at 64,... down two points compared to the previous month.<br />A reading below 100 indicates pessimists outnumber optimists.<br />By sector, the BSI among non-manufacturing businesses fell four points on-month to 62, with leasing services and wholesale and retail industries the most pessimistic.<br />But the BSI among manufacturers edged up by two points marking 68 mostly due to pick up in steel product prices.<br />