Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: KT Corp and more

In today’s briefing:

  • A Pair Trade Between KT & LG Uplus

A Pair Trade Between KT & LG Uplus

By Douglas Kim

  • In this insight, we discuss a pair trade between KT Corp (030200 KS) (go long) and LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS) (go short).
  • The three major reasons for going long on KT Corp include a) the potential inclusion in MSCI Korea Standard index, b) attractive valuations, and c) a new CEO. 
  • KT Corp is a potential inclusion candidate for MSCI Korea Standard index in May 2023. With foreign room at 17%, it is comfortably above the 15% level threshold requirement.

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