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Korean power equipment and cable companies are seeing exceptional earnings growth (40%+ operating profit jumps in H1) driven by massive US infrastructure demand. This secular surge is unusual for the capital-intensive, steady-growth power sector and is set to continue.

South Korean power equipment and grid stocks are exhibiting strong relative strength and should be held or bought because massive investments are flowing into renewable energy, AI data centers, and semiconductor infrastructure (e.g., the Honam cluster). Gaon Cable's breakout serves as a leading indicator confirming the trend. Companies like LS Electric, HD Hyundai Electric, and Hyosung Heavy Industries benefit from both domestic and global capex, and their earnings outlook is solid, making the case that there is no need to sell.

Gaun Cable is a differentiated power equipment play because its subsidiary supplies bus ducts to US data centers, giving it direct exposure to AI-driven data center infrastructure demand. The stock is challenging its all-time high with very strong price action relative to other power equipment companies, making it an important stock to watch alongside Samsung Electro-Mechanics.