Semiconductor Stocks
- Shareholder-Return Hopes Pull Samsung and SK Hynix Out of a Two-Day Tailspin
SK Hynix jumped 7-8% and Samsung 5% early on Aug. 20 as shareholder-return hopes reversed a plunge driven by foreign and institutional selling.
- KOSPI Jumps 3.56% in Chip-Led Rally, Extending Its Winning Streak to Four Days
South Korea's KOSPI surged 3.56% on August 13 as semiconductor shares powered a fourth straight advance, while the KOSDAQ closed just 0.29% higher.
- KOSPI Jumps 3.68% to 6,579 as Chip Rally Ends KOSDAQ's Turn in the Lead
Seoul's benchmark KOSPI closed at 6,579 on August 12, up 3.68% on semiconductor strength, days after a 6.97% KOSDAQ surge triggered a buy sidecar.
- Samsung and SK Hynix Whipsaw Through Wildest Stretch of Trading in Years
After a record 20% surge on July 31, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged 8%, then swung violently before closing barely higher. What's driving it?
- Samsung and SK Hynix Whipsaw From Record Crash to Record Rally in Four Sessions
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged 13-14% before roaring back with record gains, capping the wildest week Korean chip stocks have ever traded.
- Chip Optimism Lifts KOSPI Back Above 7,400 as KOSDAQ Jumps
Korean stocks rallied on July 10 as improving semiconductor sentiment pushed the KOSPI up 2.5% past 7,400 and the KOSDAQ up more than 5%.
- Korea's Chip Frenzy and the 2x Samsung–SK Hynix ETF Bet
A leveraged ETF on Samsung and SK Hynix that listed on May 27 has come to embody Korea's semiconductor mania — and its risks.
- KOSPI Rebounds Past 7,400 as Chip Sentiment Turns
South Korea's KOSPI climbed back above 7,400 on July 10, led by a chip-sector recovery two days after a sharp Samsung and SK Hynix selloff.
- Nasdaq Slides as Chip Stocks Sell Off and Oil Jumps
U.S. stocks closed lower with the Nasdaq off more than 1% as semiconductor shares fell and oil prices climbed. Samsung's Seoul drop rippled across chipmakers.
