On the morning of the 5th, shares of Korea's nuclear power-related stocks were rising in tandem. The gains appear to reflect a sharp rise in nuclear-related stocks on the New York market.
As of 10:05 a.m. that day, Doosan Enerbility was trading at 81,650 won on the main board, up 6,450 won (8.58%) from the previous session.
Hyundai E&C (6.52%), KEPCO E&C (3.56%), and BHI (6.45%), which are grouped as nuclear power stocks, were also strong.
On the 2nd (local time), NuScale Power jumped 15.1% and Oklo surged 8.42% on the New York market, providing a tailwind to shares of domestic nuclear power stocks.
Earlier, operations at Finland's No. 2 nuclear reactor were halted due to a defect during a software update, which is seen as improving investor sentiment toward small modular reactor (SMR) corporations.