Samsung Surges Over 5%, SK Hynix Jumps 8% Amid Intraday '2 Million Won' Milestone

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares are rallying together this morning (the 22nd) following strong gains in U.S. tech stocks overnight.

As of 9:11 a.m. today, Samsung Electronics is trading at 274,000 won, up 5.79% from the previous session.

During the intraday session, the stock briefly climbed as high as 276,000 won.

SK Hynix is also trading sharply higher by 8.50% at 1,992,000 won.

During trading, it temporarily touched 2,000,000 won, reclaiming the "2 million Hynix" milestone for the first time in four trading sessions since the 15th.

Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.74%, the S&P 500 gained 0.89%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.29%.

In particular, NVIDIA advanced 1.97% on news that its next-generation AI server platform, Vera Rubin, has entered mass production and is already being supplied to major clients. Micron (12.17%) and Broadcom (2.21%) also posted gains.

Consequently, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 5.21%.

SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) also jumped 13.75% to close at $171.94.

Currently, foreign investors are net buyers in the KOSPI electric and electronics sector, purchasing 717.6 billion won, while retail and institutional investors are net sellers at 370.6 billion won and 345.8 billion won, respectively.

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