SK Hynix surpasses Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable firm

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The SK hynix logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
SK Hynix logo and rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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SEOUL, June 22 : The market value of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix briefly topped that of peer Samsung Electronics on Monday to make the company the country's most valuable firm.

Shares of SK Hynix traded up 5.7 per cent to bring the company's market capitalisation to 2,082.5 trillion won ($1.35 trillion) as of 0347 GMT, compared with gains of 0.4 per cent in Samsung Electronics to 2081.3 trillion won.

($1 = 1,538.4100 won)

Source: Reuters

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