Mar 3: 6 Strong Themes — Shipping, Defense & War

March 3, 2026 · #Shipping #Defense & War #LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) #Drones #Space & Aerospace (Nuri Rocket, Satellites) #Oil Refining

6 strong themes — 1 running · 5 recurred. Top: Shipping +23.1%.

Strong themes6 Top change+23.1% LeaderKorea Line

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Shipping
+23.1%
Defense & War
+20.9%
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
+18.3%
Drones
+14.8%
Space & Aerospace (Nuri Rocket, Satellites)
+11.6%
Oil Refining
+11.2%

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
ShippingKorea Line+29.95%
Defense & WarVictek+30.00%
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)Kukdong Oil & Chemicals+30.00%
DronesKorea Robot Manufacturing+29.90%
Space & Aerospace (Nuri Rocket, Satellites)Hanwha Systems+29.14%
Oil RefiningS-Oil+28.45%

On 2026-03-03, six themes closed with every listed stock in the green. Shipping led with an average change of 23.11%, with all 6 of its stocks rising and Korea Line up 29.95%.

Defense & War followed with an average change of 20.91% in its second straight session. Victek rose 30.0% and Hanwha Systems 29.14%.

Energy names also surged, as LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) averaged 18.34%, led by Kukdong Oil & Chemicals at 30.0%. Hanwha Systems appeared in three of the six themes.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Shippingrecurred after 11 days+23.1%6/6Korea Line
2Defense & War2 days running+20.9%9/9Victek
3LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)recurred after 8 days+18.3%9/9Kukdong Oil & Chemicals
4Dronesrecurred after 6 days+14.8%9/9Korea Robot Manufacturing
5Space & Aerospace (Nuri Rocket, Satellites)recurred after 19 days+11.6%9/9Hanwha Systems
6Oil Refiningrecurred after 11 days+11.2%3/3S-Oil

Theme by Theme

1. Shipping (recurred after 11 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Line 005880+29.9%2,820★
STX Green Logis 465770+29.9%7,690
Heung-a Shipping 003280+29.7%2,330
Pan Ocean 028670+17.4%6,200
KSS Line 044450+16.9%12,650
HMM 011200+14.8%24,500

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2. Defense & War (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Victek 065450+30.0%5,720★
Hanwha Systems 272210+29.1%146,700
Speco 013810+20.4%3,185
RF Materials 327260+20.3%51,500
Samyang Comtech 484590+20.2%15,460
Hanwha Aerospace 012450+19.8%1,432,000
Firstec 010820+18.9%7,990
HanilForgingIndustrial 024740+15.9%2,690
Huneed Technologies 005870+13.4%9,250

3. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) (recurred after 8 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Kukdong Oil & Chemicals 014530+30.0%4,615★
Joong Ang Enervis 000440+29.9%25,250
HeunguOil 024060+29.8%22,850
Daesung Industrial 128820+29.1%10,870
S-Oil 010950+28.4%141,300
SK Gas 018670+12.7%262,500
GS Holdings 078930+2.6%70,500
SK Innovation 096770+2.5%130,900
E1 017940+0.1%103,600

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4. Drones (recurred after 6 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Robot Manufacturing 093640+29.9%4,410★
Hanwha Systems 272210+29.1%146,700
Hanwha Aerospace 012450+19.8%1,432,000
Firstec 010820+18.9%7,990
Huneed Technologies 005870+13.4%9,250
JCH Systems 033320+9.1%4,920
Alux 475580+7.4%9,970
Korea Aerospace Industries 047810+3.2%197,600
Kisan Telecom 035460+2.3%2,200

5. Space & Aerospace (Nuri Rocket, Satellites) (recurred after 19 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hanwha Systems 272210+29.1%146,700★
Hanwha Aerospace 012450+19.8%1,432,000
Firstec 010820+18.9%7,990
Fiberpro 368770+10.9%15,210
Green Optics 0015G0+9.2%45,550
Hyundai-Rotem 064350+8.0%249,000
Korea Aerospace Industries 047810+3.2%197,600
Sang-a Frontec 089980+2.7%22,900
HVM 295310+2.4%76,800

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6. Oil Refining (recurred after 11 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
S-Oil 010950+28.4%141,300★
GS Holdings 078930+2.6%70,500
SK Innovation 096770+2.5%130,900

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Closing Thoughts

The LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) episode runs to 2026-03-05, while Defense & War dates from 2026-02-27. Most other themes logged a one-day episode.

Within Oil Refining, S-Oil gained 28.45%, while GS Holdings rose 2.62% and SK Innovation 2.51%. Whether that gap narrows is one point to follow.