Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (005930) held 33% of global high bandwidth memory (HBM) revenue in the second quarter, Newsis reported Thursday.
Korea's benchmark KOSPI gained 107.73 points to close Friday at 6687.21, Korea Economic Daily reported after trading ended.
Korea's benchmark KOSPI closed Thursday at 6579.48, up 16.76 points or 0.26%, Dailian reported after trading ended.
SK hynix Inc. (000660) discussed a stock-based employee bonus structure at a company meeting, Dailian reported Thursday.
SK hynix's fortress balance sheet — with ₩24.1 trillion net debt and growing cash generation from AI chip sales — enables a ₩80-90 trillion shareholder-return program through 2030 without constraining capex, company executives said Wednesday.
SK hynix announced it will raise its long-term dividend payout ratio to 50% of earnings by 2030, up from current levels of 30-35%, signalling confidence in stable cash generation as AI memory-chip demand sustains production at capacity.
Korea Electric Power (KEPCO, KRX:015760) proposed that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix prepay five years of electricity charges in lump sums to fund mega-projects including high-voltage transmission infrastructure for data centres, the company said Wednesday.
South Korea's foreign exchange fund bought about $2 billion of dollars that SK hynix raised in the US market.
Korea Electric Power (KEPCO) proposed that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix prepay five years of future power bills to help finance large infrastructure projects, according to Newsis on Thursday.
| Symbol | Last Price |
|---|---|
| 005930Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ₩255,500 +2.2% |
| 009150SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD | ₩1,401,000 +3.9% |
| 042700Hanmi Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | ₩230,000 +9.3% |
| 036930Jusung Engineering Co., Ltd. | ₩178,300 +6.1% |
| 007660ISU Petasys Co., Ltd. | ₩111,100 +4.8% |
| 240810Wonik IPS Co., Ltd. | ₩114,800 +9.3% |
| 039030EO Technics Co., Ltd. | ₩443,000 +6.0% |
| 058470Leeno Industrial Inc. | ₩66,600 +3.6% |
| 403870HPSP Co., Ltd. | ₩50,800 +1.2% |
| 000990DB HiTek | ₩89,900 +2.0% |