Monami's stock surged in the early trading hours on the 26th. This appears to be due to investors flocking to the news that U.S. President Donald Trump praised President Lee Jae-myung's signing pen. However, it has not been confirmed that the pen used by President Lee is a Monami product.
Monami shares were traded at 2,360 won on the KOSPI market at 9:20 a.m. on that day. The stock price increased by 19.07% (378 won) compared to the previous day. Early in the session, it rose to 2,435 won, indicating a stock price increase rate of around 20%.
President Lee wrote in the White House guestbook just before the South Korea-U.S. summit on the 25th (local time). Watching from the side, President Trump showed interest in President Lee's brown signing pen. President Trump repeatedly said, "It's a nice pen," and President Lee said, "It would be useful for your signing," handing it over as an impromptu gift.
President Trump then held up the pen to show others, saying, "I probably won't actually use it, but I will cherish this gift very much."