[Featured Stock] 'Top Conservative' Han Deok-su Theme Stock Surges... Ice Cream Edu Hits Upper Limit

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, acting president, has taken first place in a poll measuring suitability as a conservative presidential candidate, leading to a strong performance of so-called 'Han Duck-soo theme stocks' in the domestic stock market on the 17th.

As of 10:04 a.m. that day, Ice Cream Edu's stock price was trading at 4,625 won per share, up 29.92% from the previous close. Ice Cream Edu is a representative Han Duck-soo theme stock and a subsidiary of Sigong Tech, which has surged this month.

With ongoing speculation in political circles about Han's possible presidential run, news that Han ranked first in the 'suitability for conservative presidential candidate' poll conducted by Jowon C&I, surpassing former Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo and former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon, contributed to the strong performance of theme stocks that day.

Sigong Tech is also currently trading at 9,890 won, up 22.55% from the previous close. Sigong Tech was classified as a Han Duck-soo theme stock after it became known that its largest shareholder, Chairman Park Ki-seok, served as a private member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council alongside Han Duck-soo, who was Prime Minister in 2008. The stock price has surged more than 120% this month alone, and trading has been temporarily suspended due to pending regulatory measures.

Another Han Duck-soo theme stock, Daehan Steel Preferred Shares, is also up 29.87%. Daesung Hightech rose 29.95%, and Daesung Venture Capital increased 9.84%. These Daesung Group affiliates are grouped as theme stocks because Group Chairman Kim Young-hoon is an alumnus of the same school as Han Duck-soo.