SK Hynix once surged more than 11% in South Korea this morning (27th), reaching a high of KRW2.279 million, pushing its market cap above the USD1 trillion mark, as investors continued to pour into AI-related semiconductor stocks. SK Hynix was last at KRW2.24 million, up 9.2%.Samsung Electronics' market cap earlier exceeded USD1 trillion. Its shares last swelled 7% at KRW319,000.Related News G Sachs Raises TP on Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix; Upgrades Kioxia (285A.JP) to BuyMotivated by the two heavyweights, KOSPI once climbed to 8,450, setting another record high, and last leaped 4.27% at 8,391. The Korea Exchange triggered a circuit breaker after KOSPI 200 futures surged 5%, with program trading halted for five minutes.
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