With the government having released the "three mega projects" the previous day, semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment stocks are all rising on expectations on the 30th.
As of 9:43 a.m. that day, PSK Holdings shares were trading at 152,400 won on the KOSDAQ market, up 13.14% (17,700 won) from the previous session. PSK Holdings is a corporations specializing in back-end semiconductor equipment.
In addition, semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment stocks such as TES, PSK, VM, Eugene Technology, and Wonik IPS are also all on the rise.
This is interpreted as buying interest flocking in on expectations that large-scale investment will proceed in future businesses such as semiconductors under the three mega projects released by the government the previous day.
The materials released at the "Korea Grand Leap: Three Mega Projects National Briefing" also included plans to invest 81 trillion won in the Chungcheong region to foster it as a packaging hub.
Minister Kim Jung-kwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said, "In the Chungcheong region, we will foster an advanced packaging hub capable of responding to increased packaging demand as semiconductor production capacity expands," and added, "We will develop the Southeast and Daegyeong regions into semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment supply chain hubs and advance them into next-generation innovation hubs for power, semiconductors, and more."
He went on to emphasize the importance of leading the next-generation semiconductor race, saying, "We will invest 30 trillion won over 15 years to support the entire cycle from research and development (R&D), design, demonstration, to manufacturing."