Dec 13: 7 Strong Themes — Beauty & Cosmetics, Semiconductors

December 13, 2019 · #Beauty & Cosmetics #Semiconductors #Duty Free #Steel #Petrochemicals #Korea-Listed Chinese Companies #Casinos

7 strong themes — 2 running · 5 recurred. Top: Beauty & Cosmetics +15.7%.

Strong themes7 Top change+15.7% LeaderHankook Cosmetics

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Beauty & Cosmetics
+15.7%
Semiconductors
+7.2%
Duty Free
+4.6%
Steel
+3.2%
Petrochemicals
+2.3%
Korea-Listed Chinese Companies
+2.2%
Casinos
+1.3%

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
Beauty & CosmeticsHankook Cosmetics+16.70%
SemiconductorsHANMI Semiconductor+10.00%
Duty FreeTonymoly+4.63%
SteelPOSCO Holdings+3.18%
PetrochemicalsLotte Chemical+2.26%
Korea-Listed Chinese CompaniesHeng Sheng Holding Group+2.24%
CasinosParadise+1.31%

Beauty & Cosmetics led the Dec 13, 2019 session with an average change of 15.74%, and both of its 2 stocks closed higher. Hankook Cosmetics rose 16.7% and CTK gained 14.79%.

Semiconductors extended its streak to 2 days, with all 5 stocks up for an average change of 7.23%. HANMI Semiconductor led at 10.0%, while SK hynix added 5.4%.

News headlines linked the cosmetics rally and Korea-Listed Chinese Companies to progress in US-China trade talks. Duty Free returned after 37 days, led by Tonymoly at 4.63%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Beauty & Cosmeticsrecurred after 2 days+15.7%2/2Hankook Cosmetics
2Semiconductors2 days running+7.2%5/5HANMI Semiconductor
3Duty Freerecurred after 37 days+4.6%1/1Tonymoly
4Steel2 days running+3.2%1/1POSCO Holdings
5Petrochemicalsrecurred after 60 days+2.3%1/1Lotte Chemical
6Korea-Listed Chinese Companiesrecurred after 14 days+2.2%1/1Heng Sheng Holding Group
7Casinosrecurred after 18 days+1.3%1/1Paradise

Theme by Theme

1. Beauty & Cosmetics (recurred after 2 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hankook Cosmetics 123690+16.7%10,900★
CTK 260930+14.8%7,520

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2. Semiconductors (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
HANMI Semiconductor 042700+10.0%3,465★
UniTest 086390+9.6%13,700
S&S Tech 101490+8.5%10,850
SK hynix 000660+5.4%87,900
Samsung Electronics 005930+2.6%54,700

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3. Duty Free (recurred after 37 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Tonymoly 214420+4.6%9,550★

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4. Steel (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
POSCO Holdings 005490+3.2%243,000★

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5. Petrochemicals (recurred after 60 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Lotte Chemical 011170+2.3%215,266★

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6. Korea-Listed Chinese Companies (recurred after 14 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Heng Sheng Holding Group 900270+2.2%11,408★

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7. Casinos (recurred after 18 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Paradise 034230+1.3%19,350★

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Closing Thoughts

Semiconductors and Steel are the two themes heading into the next session on a streak of 2. Beauty & Cosmetics, lifted by trade headlines, has a streak of 1 so far.

Petrochemicals and Casinos came back after gaps of 60 and 18 days, with Lotte Chemical up 2.26% and Paradise up 1.31%. Each of these themes had only one stock.