Mar 2: 3 Strong Themes — Securities Brokers, Banks

March 2, 2017 · #Securities Brokers #Banks #Property & Casualty Insurance / Life Insurance

3 strong themes — 3 recurred. Top: Securities Brokers +2.8%.

Strong themes3 Top change+2.8% LeaderKyobo Securities

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Securities Brokers
+2.8%
Banks
+2.7%
Property & Casualty Insurance / Life Insurance
+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 BrokersKyobo Securities+4.07%
BanksHana Financial Group+4.11%
Property & Casualty Insurance / Life InsuranceTongyang Life Insurance+2.37%-

Financial stocks set the tone on 2017-03-02, as three finance themes rose with every listed name higher. Securities Brokers led with an average change of 2.78%, with all 4 of its stocks up.

Banks followed closely at an average change of 2.71%, led by Hana Financial Group at 4.11%. A same-day Korean news report tied the rise to higher interest rates and a 52-week high.

Insurers joined in as Property & Casualty Insurance / Life Insurance returned after a 479-day gap. All 5 of its stocks rose, for an average change of 1.75%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Securities Brokersrecurred after 8 days+2.8%4/4Kyobo Securities
2Banksrecurred after 21 days+2.7%4/4Hana Financial Group
3Property & Casualty Insurance / Life Insurancerecurred after 479 days+1.8%5/5Tongyang Life Insurance

Theme by Theme

1. Securities Brokers (recurred after 8 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Kyobo Securities 030610+4.1%9,210★
KB Financial Group 105560+2.5%48,050
Mirae Asset Securities 006800+2.4%8,896
Eugene Investment & Securities 001200+2.2%2,755

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2. Banks (recurred after 21 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hana Financial Group 086790+4.1%36,700★
KB Financial Group 105560+2.5%48,050
iM Financial Group 139130+2.4%10,650
Woori Bank 000030+1.9%13,550

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3. Property & Casualty Insurance / Life Insurance (recurred after 479 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Tongyang Life Insurance 082640+2.4%10,800★
Samsung Life Insurance 032830+2.3%109,500
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 000810+1.4%258,500
Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance 000540+1.4%3,750
Korean Reinsurance Company 003690+1.3%7,019

Closing Thoughts

All three themes are on day one of a new run, each with a streak of 1. Banks returned after a 21-day gap and Securities Brokers after 8 days.

KB Financial Group appears in both the broker and bank lists at 2.45%, which links the two moves. The coming sessions will show whether the financial stocks keep moving together.