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SK Hynix briefly overtook Samsung Electronics on June 22 to claim the top spot by common-share market capitalization on South Korea's KOSPI exchange, a milestone that reflects how high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has redefined the value of Korea's semiconductor industry.

An electronic board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul shows the Kospi index reaching 9,318.1 points on Friday morning. (Yonhap) SK hynix briefly became the second South Korean company after Samsung Electronics to surpass a market capitalization of 2,000 trillion won ($1.31 trillion) on Friday. A semiconductor-led rally pushed the benchmark Kospi to a fresh intraday record before a broad market

An electronic board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul shows the Kospi index reaching 9,318.1 points on Friday morning. (Yonhap) SK hynix briefly became the second South Korean company after Samsung Electronics to surpass a market capitalization of 2,000 trillion won ($1.31 trillion) on Friday. A semiconductor-led rally pushed the benchmark Kospi to a fresh intraday record before a broad market

South Korea’s KOSPI Tops 9,000 but Samsung and SK Hynix Did the Work Darryn Pollock Thu, June 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM PDT 2 min read 005930.KS -0.14% 000660.KS +5.61% NVDA -0.97% 032830.KS -9.36% 402340.KS +10.67% Trade NVIDIA on Coinbase Trading disclosure South Korea's KOSPI closed at a record 9,063.84 on June 18, crossing 9,000 for the first time in history. The index gained 2.25% on the day. Just

By Jihoon Lee and Yena Park SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index hit an all-time high on Wednesday as SK Hynix joined its memory chip rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in the $1 trillion market capitalisation club on an AI-driven rally. The KOSPI rose as much as 5% to 8,450.26, its highest on record, with the sharp gains triggering a "sidecar" curb t

By Kwak Chang-yeol, Yoo Jane Published 2026.05.27. 00:51 SK Hynix, left, Samsung Electronics headquarters. /Yonhap The KOSPI closed above the 8,000-point mark for the first time in history. The KOSPI rose 2.55% from the previous day to 8,047.51 on the 26th, driven by gains of 2.2% and 5.7% in semiconductor "top two" companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, respectively. Earlier, on the 15th

SK Hynix stock jumped nearly 7% as Nvidia’s blowout quarter (fiscal Q1 revenue $81.6bn, data-centre revenue $75.2bn) and surging AI demand drove South Korea’s KOSPI above 8,000. SK Hynix reported Q1 revenue of 52.58 trillion won and operating profit of 37.61 trillion won (72% margin), analysts raised targets (UBS 1.7m won, Mirae 3.2m won) and TrendForce forecasts DRAM and NAND contract prices to r

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Asia strategist Mixo Das keeps Korea as Asia top pick, backs Kospi 10,000 call on AI, earnings momentum Mixo Das, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia equity and quant strategist. (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia equity and quant strategist Mixo Das says South Korea's stock rally still has room to run, as the artificial intelligence-driven memory cycle, earnings upgrades and governance refo

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