"An Astonishing 102% Profit Rate—What Stock Is It?... Chef Kyungok Yeo Reveals 480 Million Won Account"

Holding 9,000 Shares of Samsung E&A
Unrealized Profit Exceeds 240 Million Won

Chef Kyungok Yeo. Instagram capture

Since the second half of last year, the Korean stock market has experienced an unprecedented boom, with individual investors continuously reporting profits. Amid this, "Chinese cuisine master" Chef Kyungok Yeo has drawn attention by publicly sharing her stock return rate. Her account shows a staggering return of over 102%, with unrealized gains alone surpassing 200 million won, surprising many.

Recently, Chef Kyungok Yeo posted a screenshot of her stock account with the caption "Return rate back in the 100% range" on her social media account.

Principal Doubled... Valuation at Around 480 Million Won

According to the released image, Chef Yeo is currently holding 9,000 shares of SAMSUNG E&A, purchased at an average price of 26,668 won per share. The invested principal amounts to about 240.01 million won, while the account valuation is 485.1 million won. The return rate stands at 102.11%, with unrealized gains totaling roughly 245.09 million won. Her initial investment has more than doubled.

Chef Kyungok Yeo's investment skills have been highlighted before. On the 2022 broadcast of Channel A's "Oh Eun-young's Golden Counseling Center," her older brother, Chef Kyungrae Yeo, mentioned her investment history, drawing public interest.

At the time, Chef Kyungrae Yeo explained, "My sister once won first place in a real-world investing competition. It was even reported in the newspapers, and she received a sedan car as the winner's prize. She is extremely smart."

KOSPI Makes Sharp 3-4% Rebound After Previous Day's Plunge... Recovers 8,500 Mark During the Session

Meanwhile, on the 24th, the KOSPI opened higher after rebounding from the previous day's sharp decline. As of 9:15 a.m. that day, the KOSPI was up 257.88 points (3.14%) from the previous trading session, recording 8,461.72.

On the 24th, the status board in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, shows the KOSPI. Photo by Yonhap News

The index started at 8,356.79, up 152.95 points (1.86%) from the previous day, and has been expanding its gains. During the session, it climbed as high as 8,542.22 (4.12%). In the KOSPI market, individual investors and institutions made net purchases of 451.9 billion won and 221.8 billion won, respectively, helping to drive the index upward.

On this day, the KOSPI is trending upward as bargain buying, mainly in semiconductor stocks, flows in following the nearly 10% plunge the previous day. Among the top market cap stocks, the "semiconductor top two"—Samsung Electronics (up 7.74%) and SK hynix (up 4.62%)—which both fell more than 12% the previous day, are rebounding sharply.

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