[Seoul = Newsdesk] As the domestic stock market rebounded strongly from the previous day's plunge, Hanmi Semiconductor recorded an increase of over 9%, leading the rebound in semiconductor stocks. This is interpreted as the effect of concentrated bargain hunting, centered on major semiconductor stocks that recently experienced steep declines.

As of the market close on the 9th based on the Korea Exchange (KRX), Hanmi Semiconductor finished trading at 277,500 won, up 24,000 won (9.47%) from the previous trading day. During the session, it climbed to as high as 284,000 won, with an opening price of 263,000 won and an intraday low of 255,500 won. The trading volume for the day was tallied at 587,501 shares with a trading value of approximately 159.4 billion won, while its market capitalization stood at around 2.635 trillion won.

Hanmi Semiconductor's strength on this day aligned with the massive rebound trend of the KOSPI. The KOSPI closed at 8,096.93, surging 612.52 points (8.18%) compared to the previous trading day, recovering a significant portion of the prior day's plunge. The market analyzes that as the negative factors that had stimulated fear the day before eased, investors returned to buying risky assets.

Experts cited two main reasons for the concentrated buying in the semiconductor sector. Jin-hyuck Kang, a researcher at Shinhan Investment Corp., analyzed in a report titled 'Bipolar KOSPI' that "After the circuit breaker was triggered the previous day, bargain hunting flowed into the KOSPI, and even a buy-side sidecar was activated today." Kyung-min Lee, a researcher at Daishin Securities, also explained, "As the negative factors that caused the short-term plunge were mitigated and resolved, bargain hunting flowed into the domestic stock market," adding, "Particularly, the increase was prominent centered on major semiconductor stocks that had experienced excessive declines."

Hanmi Semiconductor is considered a leading company in the semiconductor back-end equipment sector. Expectations of benefits from the expansion of the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market and increased investment in AI semiconductors continue to be discussed, while recent expansions in global AI infrastructure investment are also increasing interest in the overall semiconductor equipment industry.

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