Samhwa Electric surged on strong buying pressure in early trading on the 18th, with volatility control mechanisms (VI) triggered consecutively, drawing intense market interest.

According to the Korea Exchange, Samhwa Electric's first static VI was triggered at 9:11:47 a.m. on this day, followed by a second static VI at 9:21:04 a.m. The prices at the time of each VI activation were recorded at 35,900 won for the first and 39,500 won for the second.

As the stock price skyrocketed rapidly due to explosive buying pressure from the start of the session, the Korea Exchange consecutively activated static VIs, which apply single-price trading for a certain period, to curb widening price volatility and protect investors.

The market analyzes that as expectations grow recently for artificial intelligence (AI) data center expansion and power infrastructure investment, supply and demand are increasingly concentrated in power facility and power equipment-related stocks. Samhwa Electric is also interpreted to be showing strength, buoyed by this improvement in investment sentiment across the industry.

On a macroeconomic level, while the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the 17th (local time), the domestic stock market continues to trend toward a differentiated market centered on growth stocks and theme stocks, despite lingering caution about future monetary policy.

Securities firms advise that for stocks whose prices have surged in a short period, volatility may increase, and therefore investors need to take a cautious and strategic approach.

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