Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, is visiting the domestic AI semiconductor fabless corporation 4BY4 on the 14th, and stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) are soaring across the board.

Baek Jun-ho, the CEO of FuriosaAI, holds the AI semiconductor Renegade. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

On the 19th at 9:32 a.m., DSC Investment was traded at 8,410 won, up 1,940 won (29.98%) from the previous trading day. T.S. Investment is also up 27.54%. The two companies are venture capitalists and were early investors in 4BY4.

4BY4, a partner company of 4BY4, surged 30% and reached the upper limit price, and the upward trend is spreading to AI-related stocks. Saltlux and ESTsoft rose 19.21% and 16.55%, respectively, while Konan Technology increased by 9.1%.

The candidate's camp noted the day before, "As the first official event following the announcement of candidacy, we will proceed with economic growth efforts," adding, "This candidate will present a vision that Korea can lead the world in the AI industry by directly visiting the site of Korean technology aimed at breaking NVIDIA's monopoly in the global AI semiconductor market."

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