Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) investing in nuclear power stocks led the domestic ETF market last week.
On the 18th, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX) and Koscom, the nuclear power stock ETF "TIGER Korea Nuclear Power" rose 19.87% last week to rank No. 1 in returns among domestically listed ETFs.
It is seen as the result of growing expectations for nuclear power expansion amid the build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. TIGER Korea Nuclear Power includes "K-nuclear"-related stocks such as Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Doosan Enerbility, and KEPCO E&C.
In addition, "ACE Nuclear Power TOP10" (17.87%), "SOL Korea Nuclear Power SMR" (17.52%), and "KODEX K-Nuclear SMR" (17.28%) also delivered double-digit returns, respectively.
ETFs investing in the robot value chain also rose. "TIGER Korea Humanoid Robot Industry" climbed 19.64% last week to rank No. 2 in returns among domestically listed ETFs.
The bio and healthcare sector failed to escape weakness. Most of the top weekly decliners were bio-themed. "RISE Bio TOP10 Active" fell 7.59%, the steepest drop.
Meanwhile, ETFs tracking benchmark indexes for the U.S. and domestic stock markets dominated the top ranks for fund inflows. "TIGER U.S. S&P 500" (155.1 billion won) drew the most money.
Also, 105.2 billion won flowed into "KODEX 200," which tracks the KOSPI 200 index.