[Featured Stocks] Kookyoung G&M and Others Show More Than Double Gap from Lee Nak-yeon, 2nd in Presidential Candidate Preference
[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] In the domestic stock market, shares related to Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon are showing strength on the first trading day of the new year. It appears that the news of Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon ranking first in the next presidential approval rating survey influenced the stock prices.
At 10:23 a.m. on the 2nd, Kookyoung G&M is trading at 2,205 won, up 12.5% compared to the previous trading day.
Namseon Aluminum Preferred Shares, Namhwa Industry, TK Chemical, and Jooyeon Tech are also collectively showing strong performance.
According to a telephone opinion poll conducted by Hankyoreh through Global Research on 1,000 voters aged 19 and older nationwide over two days from December 27 to 28 (with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points), the response to the question "Who would be the best next president?" showed Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon at 25.3%, the highest. Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, ranked second with 10.9%. Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (5.5%), former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo (4.0%), and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon (3.8%) followed.
Former Bareunmirae Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo, who declared his return to politics via Facebook, recorded a support rate of 2.8%. On the same day, former leader Ahn stated, "Now I will return and discuss how to change politics and how the Republic of Korea should move toward the future." Attention is focused on how the support rate landscape will change following the news of his political comeback.
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In political circles, Prime Minister Lee’s leading position in the next presidential approval ratings is interpreted as being related to the favorable opinion of President Moon regarding the Prime Minister’s job performance, which has increased his favorability among President Moon’s support base.
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