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Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jun 22SK Hynix Tops Samsung With KRW 2,082.5 Trillion Market Cap as AI Chip Rally Extends
3 articles · Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jun 22Summary
- SK Hynix shares rose 5.7% by 0347 GMT, pushing its market capitalization to KRW 2,082.5 trillion and narrowly ahead of Samsung Electronics.
- AI-linked semiconductor buying drove the move, extending a rally that has made SK Hynix one of the market's clearest beneficiaries of the AI boom.
- Samsung's long-held market-cap lead came under direct challenge as investors kept rotating into chipmakers tied to AI demand.
- The shift underscores how high-bandwidth memory and other AI semiconductor plays are reshaping South Korea's equity hierarchy.
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