Jan 5: 3 Strong Themes — Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control, Travel

January 5, 2015 · #Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control #Travel #Electronic Payments / Cybersecurity

3 strong themes — 2 recurred · 1 new. Top: Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control +9.5%.

Strong themes3 Top change+9.5% LeaderCheil Bio

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control
+9.5%
Travel
+8.0%
Electronic Payments / Cybersecurity
+5.3%

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
Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic ControlCheil Bio+15.00%-
TravelSM Culture & Contents+8.27%
Electronic Payments / CybersecurityKakao+5.32%

Three themes led the Jan 5, 2015 session, and every stock in them closed higher. Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control led with an average change of 9.46%, with all 4 stocks up.

Cheil Bio led the group at 15.0%, followed by Eagle Veterinary Technology at 10.66%. Same-day Korean news reports linked the move to foot-and-mouth disease spreading nationwide.

Travel came back after a gap of 1069 days, with an average change of 8.04%. Kakao drove the new Electronic Payments / Cybersecurity theme with a rise of 5.32%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Controlrecurred after 7 days+9.5%4/4Cheil Bio
2Travelrecurred after 1069 days+8.0%3/3SM Culture & Contents
3Electronic Payments / Cybersecuritynew+5.3%1/1Kakao

Theme by Theme

1. Vaccines, Diagnostics & Epidemic Control (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Cheil Bio 052670+15.0%3,052★
Eagle Veterinary Technology 044960+10.7%4,620
Paru 043200+6.8%3,759
Choong Ang Vaccine Laboratory 072020+5.4%13,403

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2. Travel (recurred after 1069 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SM Culture & Contents 048550+8.3%3,730★
Hanatour Service 039130+8.0%81,566
Modetournetwork 080160+7.8%17,943

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3. Electronic Payments / Cybersecurity (new)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Kakao 035720+5.3%29,003★

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Closing Thoughts

The data shows the vaccine episode running through Jan 6, a 2-day stretch. The next session will show whether news about the outbreak keeps driving the group.

For Travel, a Korean news report pointed to a recovery in travel demand at Modetournetwork. Kakao rose after a report that it had bought a children’s notice app.