Companies related to ‘Hell’ production plummet
The KOSPI, which had been called ‘box price’ because it was locked in a box, crossed the 3,000 point line thanks to the rise of semiconductor stocks.
According to the Korea Exchange on the 22nd, the KOSPI closed at 3013.25, up 42.23 points (1.42%) from the previous trading day. It is the first time in 14 trading days since the 2nd (3013.49) that the KOSPI crossed 3,000 points based on the closing price. On the other hand, the KOSDAQ index, which has shown an upward trend recently, closed at 1032.31, down 9.61 points (0.92%) from the previous trading day.
It was Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which ranked first and second in market capitalization, that led the stock price rise on the day. Last weekend, Nvidia, the world’s largest semiconductor company, and Micron, the third largest in the memory semiconductor DRAM industry, rose 4.14% and 7.8%, respectively, in the New York Stock Exchange over the weekend. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is also at an all-time high.
Samsung Electronics, the largest stock in the KOSPI, closed at 74,900 won, up 5.20% (3,700 won) from the previous trading day. It is the first time since January 8 (7.12%) that the share price of Samsung Electronics soared more than 5%. In addition, it is the first time since September 30 (74,100 won) that it recorded more than 74,000 won based on the closing price. SK Hynix also recorded 121,000 won during the day and surpassed 120,000 won for the first time since early August, but just before the close of the market, it broke the 120,000 won level and closed at 119,500 won, up 7.17% (8,000 won).
Meanwhile, as the Netflix Korean original drama ‘Hell’ took the top spot in the world from the first day of its release, the stock price of J Contentry, the parent company of the production company, Climax Studio, rode a roller coaster.
The company’s stock price rose 15.88% from the previous trading day (KRW 69,900) to 81,000 won, and then surged to 24.33% to reach 85,900 won, a new 52-week high, and then fluctuated in the mid 70,000 won. and showed a steady upward trend. However, it suddenly turned downward at around 2 o’clock and eventually closed at 65,000 won, down 7.01% (-4,900 won) from the previous trading day.
Hell ranked first in the Netflix TV program category on Flix Patrol, a global online video service (OTT) content ranking site, on the 21st (Korean time). This is the ranking just one day after it was released. ‘Squid Game’ topped the charts six days after its release. However, on the 22nd, the American animation ‘Arcane’ climbed to No.
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