As large-cap semiconductor stocks on the KOSPI rebound across the board, KOSDAQ semiconductor materials, components and equipment (so-called "SoCooJang") names are also showing strength early on the 9th. In addition to bargain hunting after the previous day's sharp drop, expectations for medium- to long-term capacity expansions on the back of increased AI investment are coming back into focus.
According to the Korea Exchange (KRX), at 9:53 a.m. on the day in the KOSDAQ market, Jusung Engineering is up 7.25% from the previous trading day, LEENO Industrial 4.05% and Wonik IPS 2.92%.
Elsewhere, KoMiCo is up 9.64%, Eugene Technology 7.40% and VM 5.65%, with semiconductor equipment stocks broadly strong.
The strength in semiconductor materials, components and equipment stocks appears to reflect a sharp rebound in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. At the same time, Samsung Electronics is up in the 3% range and SK hynix in the 7% range, recouping part of the previous day's losses.
Securities circles are focusing on the fact that this semiconductor cycle is not a simple memory upturn as in the past but a structural investment cycle centered on AI. As the trend of medium- to long-term investment expansion by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix is expected to continue, expectations are growing for overall earnings improvement across the semiconductor value chain, spanning front-end and back-end processes along with memory capacity expansions.
Lee Chang-min, a KB Securities researcher, said, "Semiconductor materials, components and equipment corporations are expected to benefit from a longer and stronger capacity expansion cycle than ever before," adding, "With a structural investment cycle beginning to meet AI-centered demand growth, there is a high possibility of a valuation re-rating for domestic materials, components and equipment corporations that were undervalued due to past memory concentration."