[Breaking News] Buying spree explodes for Namutek on expectations of AI infrastructure benefits... Static VI triggered intraday

Namutek (242040) drew intense market attention on the 5th as the Volatility Interruption (VI) mechanism was triggered intraday. This is interpreted as the result of a surge in buying pressure driven by expectations of benefits from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

■ Static VI triggered at 2:06 PM... Surges 10% According to the Korea Exchange, a static VI for Namutek was triggered at 2:06:14 PM. The triggering price was 8,660 won, which was 10.03% higher than the static VI base price (7,870 won). Subsequently, the VI was lifted at 2:08:33 PM, and normal trading resumed.

The Volatility Interruption (VI), a system that implements single-price trading for a certain period to protect investors and stabilize the market when an individual stock's price surges or plunges within a short time, is usually triggered when strong buying or selling pressure converges.

■ AI semiconductor and infrastructure stocks gain spotlight following Jensen Huang's visit to Korea Namutek, which operates businesses in cloud, virtualization solutions, and AI infrastructure construction, is being cited as a major beneficiary amid expectations of recent AI industry expansion and increased data center investments.

In particular, investor interest in domestic AI-related stocks has surged overall after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently visited Korea and mentioned the possibility of expanding cooperation in AI semiconductors, data centers, and the physical AI industry.

The market believes that as data center demand rapidly increases due to the spread of generative AI, the growth potential of cloud and infrastructure companies supporting this is also being highlighted simultaneously. Namutek is evaluated to have experience in building Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and cloud platforms, and is expected to benefit as enterprises transition to AI and expand their digital infrastructure.

■ Securities industry: "Actual order receipts and earnings improvements are key variables" While AI semiconductor, robotics, and data center-related stocks are showing high volatility in the domestic stock market recently, the growth of the AI industry itself has firmly established its position as an absolute core investment theme.

A securities industry official analyzed, "The expansion of the AI market can provide new opportunities not only for semiconductors but also for cloud, data center, and infrastructure solution companies," adding, "Future actual order receipts and earnings improvements will be the key variables in evaluating corporate value."

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