Aug 1: 3 Strong Themes — Property & Casualty Insurance, Petrochemicals

August 1, 2017 · #Property & Casualty Insurance #Petrochemicals #Oil Refining

3 strong themes — 3 recurred. Top: Property & Casualty Insurance +5.7%.

Strong themes3 Top change+5.7% LeaderHyundaimarine&fireinsurance

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Property & Casualty Insurance
+5.7%
Petrochemicals
+3.3%
Oil Refining
+1.6%

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
Property & Casualty InsuranceHyundaimarine&fireinsurance+8.37%
PetrochemicalsSKC+4.14%
Oil RefiningSK Innovation+1.70%

Insurers led the 2017-08-01 session. Property & Casualty Insurance had an average change of 5.7%, and all 3 of its stocks closed higher after a 22-day gap.

Hyundaimarine&fireinsurance led the group, up 8.37% to close at 49200. Same-day Korean news reports pointed to a strong return-on-equity outlook and a new 52-week high.

Petrochemicals came next with an average change of 3.28%, led by SKC at 4.14%. Oil Refining rose 1.57% on average, and SK Innovation gained 1.7%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Property & Casualty Insurancerecurred after 22 days+5.7%3/3Hyundaimarine&fireinsurance
2Petrochemicalsrecurred after 18 days+3.3%3/3SKC
3Oil Refiningrecurred after 6 days+1.6%3/3SK Innovation

Theme by Theme

1. Property & Casualty Insurance (recurred after 22 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hyundaimarine&fireinsurance 001450+8.4%49,200★
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 000810+4.6%305,500
DB Insurance 005830+4.1%83,400

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2. Petrochemicals (recurred after 18 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SKC 011790+4.1%35,482★
Lotte Chemical 011170+3.1%362,429
Aekyung Chemical 161000+2.6%15,950

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3. Oil Refining (recurred after 6 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
GS Holdings 078930+1.7%76,700
SK Innovation 096770+1.7%176,619★
S-Oil 010950+1.3%118,000

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Closing Thoughts

All three themes came back after gaps of 22, 18 and 6 days, and each is on a streak of 1 day. The next sessions will show whether any of these runs continues past 2017-08-01.

A Korean news report described insurers as beneficiaries of rising interest rates. The direction of rates may help show whether the move in Property & Casualty Insurance holds.