Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | 5D Change | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 7,003.7 | +1.6% | → Neutral |
| KOSDAQ | 893.3 | +5.5% | ↑ Strong |
| VIX | 16.0 | −0.6% | Stable |
| US 10Y | 5.24% | +5bp | Firm |
| USD/KRW | 1,348 | −0.5% | Stable |
| Brent | $99.9 | −5.1% | ↓ Falling |
Regime: Korea Neutral / US Bull. Operating stance: selective US expansion. KOSDAQ’s five-day outperformance over KOSPI (+5.5% vs. +1.6%, a 3.9pp gap) signals active small/mid-cap rotation inside Korea. Futures basis at +4.15 and ETF net creation of ₩167bn point to constructive program flow; ₩−96bn market program selling provides a partial offset.
Market Wrap
Today’s session was a broad advance with energy at the centre. Of 2,599 listed stocks, 1,307 rose against 1,003 decliners (ADR proxy 130.3), and the average gain was +1.44% — wide breadth, but the buying was concentrated in a single dominant theme.
Energy and energy transition led the day. Brent’s five-day decline of 5.1% compressed crude input costs, and the market repriced Korean refining margins sharply higher. S-Oil (010950.KS, +11.69%) and SK이노베이션 (096770.KS, +10.32%) were the top two names in the foreign net-buy table — a clear signal that international investors are expressing a refining-margin view through Korean equities. Clean-energy names moved in parallel: HD현대에너지솔루션 (322000.KS, +6.25%), 한화솔루션 (009830.KS, +5.40%), and 롯데에너지머티리얼즈 (020150.KS, +18.28%), the battery copper foil producer, attracted the heaviest institutional buying on the day.
Semiconductor equipment was the main area of foreign distribution. HPSP (403870.KS, −5.07%), 피에스케이 (319660.KS, −5.56%), and 유진테크 (084370.KQ, −4.90%) all appeared in the top-10 foreign net-sell list. Large-cap chip names also absorbed foreign pressure: SK하이닉스 (000660.KS) and 삼성전자 (005930.KS) have seen ₩44,229bn and ₩35,610bn respectively in five-day foreign+quality-institutional net selling. Financial-investment desks provided partial support in SK하이닉스, but the overall flow remains cautious on semiconductor hardware.
Construction and autos saw institutional distribution. 두산 (000150.KS, −3.11%), 현대건설 (000720.KS, −2.39%), 현대차 (005380.KS, −0.72%), and HD건설기계 (267270.KS, −1.42%) all registered institutional net selling. Gaming offered a bright spot: NC (036570.KS) gained +4.78% on institutional buying, though foreign accounts sold into the move.
Flow summary: Foreign capital rotated toward refining, renewables, and select small-caps (로보티즈 108490.KQ, 대한전선 001440.KS). Institutions concentrated in battery materials, selective financials, and gaming. Both investor types distributed semiconductor equipment.
Note: Full sector-level volume data is unavailable from today’s DB snapshot; flow signals reflect net buy/sell ranking data only.
Today’s Quality Re-Rating Candidates
The KR Meta Screener today evaluated 132 tickers across eight source screeners (Quality Compounder, Smart Money Quality, Cycle Rerating, Smart Money Earnings, PEAD, Consensus Up Revision, RS80 Not-Late Leadership, Consensus Down). The top tier consists of names scoring across six independent evidence families simultaneously — a rare convergence that is the editorial priority here.
Note: The separate screener intersection table shows no simple 2+ manual overlaps today because only the PEAD source was included in that aggregation. The Meta Screener integrates all eight sources; multi-family scores are the primary quality re-rating signal.
Top Candidates
| Rank | Ticker | Name | Score | Families | Screeners Hit | ROE | OP YoY | Caution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 009150.KS | Samsung Electro-Mechanics | 69.5 | 6 | Quality, SmMoney-Q, Cycle, PEAD, SmMoney-E, Surface | 7.4% | +24.3% | — |
| 2 | 080220.KQ | Jeju Semiconductor | 66.0 | 6 | Quality, SmMoney-Q, Cycle, PEAD, SmMoney-E, Surface | 17.4% | +274.4% | — |
| 3 | 005930.KS | Samsung Electronics | 63.4 | 6 | Quality, Cycle, RS80, Surface | 10.7% | +33.2% | F+QI 5D sell ₩35,610bn |
| 4 | 028670.KS | Pan Ocean | 60.0 | 6 | SmMoney-Q, RS80, SmMoney-E, Surface | — | — | — |
| 5 | 000500.KS | Gaon Cable | 59.3 | 6 | Quality, Cycle, Consensus↑, Surface | 10.6% | +75.9% | — |
| 6 | 443060.KS | HD Hyundai Marine Solution | 57.4 | 5 | Quality, Cycle, PEAD, Surface | 33.7% | +28.9% | — |
| 7 | 096530.KQ | Seegene | 52.2 | 5 | Quality, Cycle, Surface | 4.8% | +309.7% | Short rate 7.3%, prog −8.8% |
| 8 | 425420.KQ | TFI | 50.1 | 5 | SmMoney-Q, Cycle, Consensus↑, SmMoney-E, Surface | — | — | — |
| 9 | 000660.KS | SK Hynix | 48.4 | 5 | Quality, Cycle, Surface | 35.6% | +101.2% | F+QI 5D sell ₩44,229bn |
| 10 | 119850.KQ | GNC Energy | 47.2 | 5 | Quality, Cycle, Surface | 21.1% | +55.8% | F+QI selling, retail absorbing |
Top 3 Context
#1 Samsung Electro-Mechanics (009150.KS) — Score 69.5
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is a leading maker of MLCC passive components, smartphone camera modules, and semiconductor substrates — components in demand across smartphones, AI servers, and EVs. The three-layer logic stacks cleanly. Quality: ROE 7.4%, operating profit +24.3% YoY with +0.93pp margin expansion (DART-confirmed). Smart money: foreign+quality-institutional net buying of ₩265.9bn over five days absorbing ₩245.2bn of retail supply — a textbook absorption pattern. Re-rating catalyst: two DART filings on September 28–29 (asset acquisition decision and supply contract announcement) confirm active capacity expansion. The PEAD engine also screens it (Tier C), flagging room for continued post-earnings drift. The key check: whether the MLCC substrate investment cycle sustains margin momentum into Q4.
#2 Jeju Semiconductor (080220.KQ) — Score 66.0
Jeju Semiconductor is a fabless memory IC designer focused on low-power DRAM and NOR Flash for consumer electronics and IoT devices — a niche that has shielded it from the commoditised DRAM pricing cycle. The operating leverage story is the sharpest in today’s screen: OP YoY +274.4%, margin expansion +6.0pp, ROE 17.4% — all from DART-filed data. Smart money activity mirrors rank #1: ₩79.5bn in five-day foreign+institutional net buying against ₩80.9bn retail selling. The PEAD Tier A ranking (third overall in today’s PEAD screen) positions it among the strongest post-earnings drift candidates. One DART filing — a short-term borrowing increase — warrants monitoring for capital discipline. Its KOSDAQ listing increases sensitivity to small-cap flow conditions.
#3 Pan Ocean (028670.KS) — Score 60.0
Pan Ocean is Korea’s largest dry bulk shipper. The meta screener flags it as an “earnings improvement + smart money absorption” candidate: ₩20.3bn in five-day foreign+quality-institutional net buying has absorbed ₩18.7bn of retail selling. The RS80 Not-Late Leadership screen grades it a Focus Candidate — pivot gap +1.5%, 20-day net buy/volume ratio +9.26%, and box risk −12.2%, indicating the move has room rather than being extended. Two DART supply contract catalysts filed September 28 and October 1 provide official confirmation of commercial momentum. The thesis depends on sustained dry bulk freight rates; the Baltic Dry Index trend is the next variable to verify before treating this as more than a screener flag.