SK Hynix

SK Hynix joins US$1 trillion club after Samsung, Micron on AI chip boom

[SEOUL] SK Hynix topped US$1 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday (May 27), joining its memory chip rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in reaching the milestone on an...

"The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dropped 488.23 points, or 6.12%, to close at 7,493.18.

South Korea’s world-beating stock rally stumbles as global funds sell

Kospi hits 8,000, but gains vanish as foreign tech selling turns a morning surge into a retreat

SK Hynix shares have risen more than 200% this year, after rising an eye-watering 274% in 2025.

AI boom puts SK Hynix on the cusp US$1 trillion market value

Samsung became South Korea’s first trillion-dollar company earlier this month

SK Hynix cautious about offers, doesn’t want to be tied to one company, according to the sources.

SK Hynix flooded with unprecedented offers from big tech firms to secure chip supplies

The bids underscore the severity of the component’s scarcity around the world

Samsung’s first-quarter profit increased eightfold, with chips responsible for 94% of the record 57.2 trillion won total.

Asia’s tech giants give AI bull run a new centre of gravity

Retail, institutional investors drive record buying, with leveraged bets

Samsung Electronics workers attend a rally ahead of a strike, scheduled to take place from May 21, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 23, 2026.

Samsung shares lag SK Hynix’s rally as analysts cite strike risk

Samsung’s labour union has rejected the management’s earlier offer

In South Korea, major chip manufacturers  have shifted more towards high-bandwidth memory chip production, used most in data centres and AI accelerators.

Chinese firms struggle to catch up with South Korea, Taiwan leaders in AI chips, say analysts

Less-robust internal supply chains and US restrictions on China seen as holding down progress 

The surge in South Korean stocks underscores the global pivot toward companies linked to artificial intelligence.

South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market

SOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock market, fuelled by a high-octane rally in its artificial intelligence-linked technology champions. 

Asia has cemented its central place in the world’s economy as AI develops and spreads, even amid concerns over the impact of tariffs and the Iran war.

AI chip surge elevates Taiwan, South Korea in global equity rankings

The tech-heavy Asian markets have shot past Germany and France in the past seven months

SK Hynix says earlier that it is accelerating capacity expansion, including bringing forward the opening of a new memory chip plant in South Korea to meet surging demand.

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix’s Q1 profit rises five-fold to a record high on AI boom

Some analysts expect the pace of price increases to ease after the second quarter