AI equipment, materials and construction stocks surge; Samsung and SK hynix rise in pre-market trading by 9%

6Month 12Day: AI-related equipment and materials stocks rose sharply in the market. HPSP and Wonik IPS both hit their daily upper limits. These companies are known to supply equipment and components for AI semiconductors. Construction stocks also surged in tandem. Expectations of benefits from Middle East reconstruction came to the fore after remarks by Donald Trump regarding Iran, sending the share prices of related construction companies higher. Some construction stocks rose to their price-limit ceilings. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix rose by 9% in pre-market trading, respectively. Buying also flowed into the futures market. Buying interest in related large-cap stocks had already concentrated before the market opened. On KOSDAQ, the surge in equipment and materials stocks led to changes in market-cap rankings. Samchundang Pharm was pushed outside the market-cap ranking range. Small and mid-cap equipment and materials stocks moved up the rankings. Trump made remarks to the effect that an agreement to end the war was imminent and that final coordination with Iran was under way. Immediately after the remarks, expectations of easing Middle East risks formed in the market. The construction and raw-materials-related sectors responded immediately. Trading value and volatility expanded beyond their usual levels that day. Moves in the technology, materials and construction sectors drove the market. The flow was centered on the market reaction rather than separate corporate disclosures.10}},