After electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla surged nearly 7% overnight, domestic secondary battery stocks also showed strength early in the market on the 28th.
As of 9:32 a.m. on that day, Samsung SDI is trading at 165,700 won, up 5,500 won (3.43%) from the previous trading day.
Other major domestic secondary battery stocks, including LOTTE Energy Materials (3.02%), POSCO FUTURE M (3.00%), ECOPRO BM (2.59%), L&F (2.40%), Ecopro (2.35%), and LG Energy Solution (1.47%), are also on the rise.
On the 27th (local time), Tesla on the New York Stock Exchange rose 6.94% after CEO Elon Musk declared that he would focus on company affairs instead of politics. Tesla's stock price (closing at $362.89) reached its highest level since February 6 ($374.32) this year.
Musk noted on the 24th via social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that it is necessary to be "super focused" on X, artificial intelligence corporation xAI, and Tesla.