Countdown to penny stock delisting: 219 stocks in crisis, 8 trillion won in stocks may become waste paper | Overheated Dongtan apartments and disappearing jeonse in Gangbuk | Kwon Soon-woo, 3PRO TV Reporter

Countdown to 'penny stock delisting'... 219 stocks in crisis, "8 trillion won in stocks to become waste paper" | Boiling hot Dongtan apartments, missing jeonse in Gangbuk | Kwon Soon-woo 3PRO TV Reporter [NEWS3]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  June 21, 2026 at 23:30  |  32:07  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Kwon Soon-woo — Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV

Summary

Team Leader Kwon Soon-woo discusses three major news items: the US-Iran negotiation breakdown and its impact on surging shipping freight rates, which he views as a positive for shipping and shipbuilding stocks. He also analyzes the overheating Dongtan apartment market driven by semiconductor jobs and Samsung loans, and the impending penny-stock delisting reform that could clean up KOSDAQ and eventually benefit the KOSDAQ 150 index.

  • US-Iran tensions disrupt Hormuz; shipping rates (tankers, LNG, containers) spike to multi-year highs.
  • Elevated freight and insurance costs expected to persist, boosting shipping and shipbuilding stock outlook.
  • Dongtan apartment prices surge due to semiconductor belt proximity and Samsung's housing loan program.
  • Rising monthly rents in Gangbuk and jeonse disappearance driven by owner-occupier demand and land transaction permit rules.
  • Government mulling real estate tax reinforcement amid concern over asset bubble.
  • New KOSDAQ delisting rule from July: stocks below 1,000 won for consecutive days face delisting by year-end.
  • 219 stocks at risk; cleanup needed to attract institutional money like National Pension Service.
  • KOSDAQ 150 highlighted as a beneficiary once penny-stock cleanup occurs.
Ideas
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 5:38
Shipping and shipbuilding stocks benefit from elevated freight.
Heightened US-Iran tensions are disrupting Hormuz Strait shipping, causing insurance and freight rates to surge dramatically (VLCC rates doubled, LNG spot 2.7x, container index above 3,000 for first time since 2024). Detours reduce effective vessel supply, and rates are likely to stay elevated rather than fall quickly. This acts as a positive catalyst for shipping and shipbuilding stocks, with newbuilding prices already starting to turn upward.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 25:07
KOSDAQ 150 to rise after penny-stock cleanup.
The new stock exchange rule starting July 1 will delist many penny stocks trading below 1,000 won (219 stocks currently). Cleaning up the KOSDAQ market will remove weak companies and make the market more investable for institutional investors like the National Pension Service. This cleanup is necessary and should eventually lift KOSDAQ 150, which has underperformed and is overdue for a rise.
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