Semiconductor-related stocks showed broad strength during trading on the 4th. Large-cap semiconductor stocks such as SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rose together, while equipment and inspection-related names such as QLT, PSK Holdings, and Hanmi Semiconductor surged sharply.

■ Equipment and Inspection Stocks Lead... QLT Jumps 9.98%

As of this morning, QLT was trading at 14,000 won, up 1,270 won (9.98%) from the previous session. It opened at 12,730 won and rose as high as 14,380 won intraday.

PSK Holdings was also up 10,000 won (8.73%) at 140,800 won, with an intraday high of 143,000 won.

Hanmi Semiconductor rose 7.72% to 226,750 won. Opening at 209,000 won, it climbed as high as 228,500 won intraday, showing a strong upward trend, with trading volume exceeding 810,000 shares.

Elsewhere, Ioptech rose 4.67% to 437,500 won; Zeus gained 4.66% to 10,100 won; and KC Tech climbed 4.65% to 65,300 won. MicrotoNano also traded 3.89% higher at 8,280 won. ISC rose 3.67% to 178,000 won, while Mirae Semiconductor (3.31%), Femtron (3.23%), Nextin (3.02%), and D.I. (2.96%) also advanced.

■ SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Also Open Higher

Large-cap semiconductor stocks were also strong. SK Hynix traded up 37,000 won (2.32%) at 1,633,000 won from the previous session, rising as high as 1,650,000 won intraday. Samsung Electronics gained 1.70% to 254,250 won, with an intraday high of 256,000 won and a low of 251,000 won.

IMT (2.23%), Yest (1.68%), Goyoung (1.63%), Oros Technology (1.49%), STI (1.36%), and YCCHEM (1.30%) were also higher.

■ Laser Cell, YCC, and Some Others Decline

However, not all semiconductor-related stocks are rising. Laser Cell fell 2.45% to 5,170 won, and YCC dropped 1.53% to 11,570 won. Unitest (0.52%) and Winpac (0.16%) were also weak.

The notable feature of today's semiconductor-related stock movement is that alongside the rise in large-cap stocks, some equipment, inspection, and post-processing names posted particularly large gains. In particular, QLT, PSK Holdings, and Hanmi Semiconductor surged 7% to 9%, showing clear differentiation among stocks within the sector. However, current share prices are based on intraday trading, and the extent of gains may change depending on subsequent market supply and demand conditions and trends in the semiconductor sector.

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