Sep 5: 2 Strong Themes — Securities Brokers, Oil Refining

September 5, 2016 · #Securities Brokers #Oil Refining

2 strong themes — 2 recurred. Top: Securities Brokers +2.6%.

Strong themes2 Top change+2.6% LeaderKorea Investment Holdings

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Securities Brokers
+2.6%
Oil Refining
+1.8%

Theme leaders · recent trend

The line is the trend; the end-point colour is the last trading day's direction. Stocks without enough price history show as -
ThemeLeaderChangeTrend
Securities BrokersKorea Investment Holdings+3.50%
Oil RefiningSK Innovation+2.39%

Two themes stood out on Sep 5, 2016, and every stock in both rose. Securities Brokers led with an average change of 2.63%, and all 4 of its stocks finished higher.

Korea Investment Holdings led the brokers with a 3.5% gain, closing at 41450. A same-day Korean news report said the group is working on a large capital expansion for its brokerage unit.

Oil Refining came next with an average change of 1.78%, and all 3 of its stocks rose. SK Innovation led at 2.39%, ahead of S-Oil at 1.93% and GS Holdings at 1.01%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Securities Brokersrecurred after 38 days+2.6%4/4Korea Investment Holdings
2Oil Refiningrecurred after 32 days+1.8%3/3SK Innovation

Theme by Theme

1. Securities Brokers (recurred after 38 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Investment Holdings 071050+3.5%41,450★
Eugene Investment & Securities 001200+2.7%2,660
Daol Investment & Securities 030210+2.2%2,820
Mirae Asset Securities 006800+2.1%7,844

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2. Oil Refining (recurred after 32 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SK Innovation 096770+2.4%147,592★
S-Oil 010950+1.9%73,900
GS Holdings 078930+1.0%50,200

Closing Thoughts

Both themes came back after gaps: 38 days for Securities Brokers and 32 days for Oil Refining. Each has a 1-day streak so far, and the coming sessions will show whether the moves continue.

For the brokers, the next thing to follow is news on the capital plan at Korea Investment Holdings. Mirae Asset Securities traded the most shares in the group, at 992249.