SK Hynix reached a market value of over $1 trillion for the first time, joining Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in an AI-driven rally. Strong demand for high-end memory chips used in AI has boosted prices and profits for these semiconductor giants, with memory chip prices doubling in the first quarter.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq