Apr 8: 8 Strong Themes — Construction Majors, Semiconductor Equipment

April 8, 2026 · #Construction Majors #Semiconductor Equipment #Semiconductor Materials & Components #Construction Equipment #Holding Companies #iPhone Supply Chain #Power Equipment #Securities Brokers

8 strong themes — 2 running · 6 recurred. Top: Construction Majors +23.9%.

Strong themes8 Top change+23.9% LeaderDaewoo Engineering & Construction

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Construction Majors
+23.9%
Semiconductor Equipment
+15.5%
Semiconductor Materials & Components
+13.8%
Construction Equipment
+13.3%
Holding Companies
+13.1%
iPhone Supply Chain
+12.2%
Power Equipment
+10.7%
Securities Brokers
+10.6%

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
Construction MajorsDaewoo Engineering & Construction+29.97%
Semiconductor EquipmentHmnex+24.39%
Semiconductor Materials & ComponentsMKElectron+26.77%
Construction EquipmentSoosan Cebotics+29.81%
Holding CompaniesUbiquoss Holdings+14.42%
iPhone Supply ChainITM Semiconductor+29.97%
Power EquipmentBosung Power Technology+13.54%
Securities BrokersKIWOOM Securities+12.21%

On 2026-04-08, every stock across the session’s strong themes closed higher. Construction Majors led with an average change of 23.91%, with all 5 of its stocks up.

Daewoo Engineering & Construction led that group with a 29.97% gain, the theme’s top mover. GS Engineering & Construction followed at 29.86%.

Chip names extended their run: Semiconductor Equipment and Semiconductor Materials & Components each logged a streak of 4, averaging 15.53% and 13.77%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Construction Majorsrecurred after 2 days+23.9%5/5Daewoo Engineering & Construction
2Semiconductor Equipment4 days running+15.5%10/10Hmnex
3Semiconductor Materials & Components4 days running+13.8%10/10MKElectron
4Construction Equipmentrecurred after 2 days+13.3%10/10Soosan Cebotics
5Holding Companiesrecurred after 7 days+13.1%10/10Ubiquoss Holdings
6iPhone Supply Chainrecurred after 19 days+12.2%10/10ITM Semiconductor
7Power Equipmentrecurred after 14 days+10.7%10/10Bosung Power Technology
8Securities Brokersrecurred after 7 days+10.6%10/10KIWOOM Securities

Theme by Theme

1. Construction Majors (recurred after 2 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Daewoo Engineering & Construction 047040+30.0%22,550★
GS Engineering & Construction 006360+29.9%37,400
DL E&c 375500+25.9%95,200
Hyundai Engineering & Construction 000720+21.0%188,700
Samsung C&T 028260+12.8%309,000

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2. Semiconductor Equipment (4 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hmnex 036170+24.4%4,845★
Device 187870+22.1%25,400
Yest 122640+17.9%22,600
Intekplus 064290+15.7%22,950
Wonik Holdings 030530+13.3%29,350
Justem 417840+13.1%6,640
Nextin 348210+12.6%74,000
PSK Holdings 031980+12.5%107,400
Jusung Engineering 036930+12.4%68,000
Auros Technology 322310+11.3%33,550

3. Semiconductor Materials & Components (4 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
MKElectron 033160+26.8%20,600★
OKins Electronics 080580+16.3%20,450
S&S Tech 101490+15.0%90,700
Doosan 000150+14.8%1,204,000
Samt 031330+12.6%5,830
CMTX 388210+11.1%128,000
FNS Tech 083500+10.9%16,990
HVM 295310+10.3%86,000
Ycchem 112290+10.2%23,700
Hanyang Digitech 078350+9.8%29,050

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4. Construction Equipment (recurred after 2 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Soosan Cebotics 017550+29.8%2,700★
Junjin Construction & Robot 079900+25.9%73,000
DaedongMetal 020400+13.5%11,330
Jinsung T.e.c 036890+13.1%17,900
DAEMO Engineering 317850+12.4%9,670
HD Construction Equipment 267270+8.9%160,900
Hyundai Everdigm 041440+8.1%9,300
DY Power 210540+7.2%14,990
Haein 003010+7.2%5,990
Doosan Bobcat 241560+7.1%66,200

5. Holding Companies (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
APS 054620+19.9%8,250
SK Square 402340+15.8%578,000
Doosan 000150+14.8%1,204,000
Ubiquoss Holdings 078070+14.4%17,300★
Wonik Holdings 030530+13.3%29,350
Samsung C&T 028260+12.8%309,000
Korea Investment Holdings 071050+12.2%239,000
LS 006260+9.8%287,000
SK 034730+9.4%342,000
CoAsia 045970+8.9%4,870

6. iPhone Supply Chain (recurred after 19 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
ITM Semiconductor 084850+30.0%14,920★
YMT 251370+24.4%17,820
SK hynix 000660+12.8%1,033,000
Samsung Electro-mechanics 009150+12.5%514,000
BHCo 090460+8.0%22,400
LG Display 034220+7.5%12,110
Samsung Electronics 005930+7.1%210,500
INNOX Advanced Materials 272290+7.0%31,150
LG Innotek 011070+6.6%347,000
LG Chem 051910+6.5%344,500

7. Power Equipment (recurred after 14 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Bosung Power Technology 006910+13.5%10,230★
Hyosung Heavy Industries 298040+12.3%2,930,000
Dawon Cable 006340+12.2%5,630
Taihan Cable & Solution 001440+11.6%31,400
Korea Electric Power 015760+10.0%43,900
HD Hyundai Electric 267260+10.0%980,000
LS 006260+9.8%287,000
Sanil Electric 062040+9.7%147,000
Iljin Electric 103590+9.6%80,000
TC Materials 125020+8.3%5,000

8. Securities Brokers (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Shinyoung Securities 001720+12.9%208,500
KIWOOM Securities 039490+12.2%459,500★
Korea Investment Holdings 071050+12.2%239,000
NH Investment & Securities 005940+10.8%33,850
Sangsangininvestment&securities 001290+10.4%1,132
Mirae Asset Securities 006800+10.1%67,700
Eugene Investment & Securities 001200+9.8%4,990
Samsung Securities 016360+9.7%104,400
Hanwha Investment&securities 003530+9.4%7,200
DB Securities 016610+8.3%13,160

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Closing Thoughts

Five themes returned after a pause: Construction Equipment, Holding Companies, iPhone Supply Chain, Power Equipment and Securities Brokers. Gaps ran from 2 to 19 days.

The next sessions will show whether these 1-day episodes extend, as the chip themes’ streak of 4 has. Several names, including Samsung C&T and Doosan, appeared in more than one theme.