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SK Hynix's US American Depositary Receipt (ADR) offering received over 7 times the offered shares in subscriptions as of May 8 local time closing. The demand booking closed at 4 PM local time on May 8, with global long-term investment funds and sovereign wealth funds showing strong interest. Based o

SK Hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won will attend the Nasdaq ADR listing opening bell ceremony on July 10 (local time) in New York. The American Depositary Receipt offering, scaled at approximately 43 trillion won with up to 17.79 million new shares representing 2.5% of total issued shares, attracted

Samsung Electro-Mechanics' multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), recognized as core components in the artificial intelligence (AI) value chain, are experiencing steep growth projections in the automotive electronics sector during the electric vehicle era, according to industry analysis released on

Hyundai Motor Securities analyst Kim Jung-won issued a report on the 9th analyzing semiconductor sector peak-out concerns and foreign investor selling patterns affecting Korean stocks. The report found that memory semiconductor prices and KOSPI earnings forecasts have not yet shown peak-out

NVIDIA Stocks rose 3.69% to close at $204.20 on the 8th (local time) on the New York Stock Exchange, marking three consecutive trading days of gains. The AI chip maker's forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio reached 18.69x, the lowest level in 11 years and half the 10-year average of 36.9x,

Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank announced stricter mortgage lending controls starting May 10 to curb household debt growth. Shinhan Bank will temporarily suspend Mortgage Credit Insurance (MCI) and Mortgage Credit Guarantee (MCG) products, while KB Kookmin Bank will cap mortgage loans for home

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stock valuations fell to historical lows as LS Securities analyst Hwang San-hae cautioned that low price-to-earnings ratios may not signal buying opportunities. The analyst stated in a report that Samsung's 12-month forward P/E ratio reached 4.8x while SK Hynix

LAB, the native token of multi-chain trading platform LAB Trade, crashed 80% from just over $7 to $1.25 on Wednesday in under 24 hours. This followed a Tuesday sell-off from nearly $17, erasing nearly 90% of the token's value in 48 hours. The LAB Trade team attributed the decline to significant sell

American Bitcoin, led by Eric Trump, increased its Bitcoin holdings to 8,000 BTC on May 8 local time, continuing its aggressive expansion strategy. The company reported a 52% mining margin in Q1 and claimed industry-lowest management costs. Despite the accumulation strategy, the stock has

KOSPI's 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio fell to 6.17x as of July 8, dropping below the 6.27x trough recorded during the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a July 9 report by Daishin Securities analyst Lee Kyung-min. The decline occurred despite the index's 12-month forward earnings

Korea Kolmar, a leading domestic cosmetics ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) company, received target price upgrades from multiple securities firms on the 9th, while the National Pension Service expanded its stake in the company. Heungkuk Securities raised its target price from 88,000 won

Blockchain research firm Populus joined WebX 2026 as a research partner, the company announced on the 9th. The conference is scheduled for July 13-14 at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Populus will produce an exclusive research report analyzing the Japanese digital asset

Lemon Healthcare, D&D Pharmatech, and Pharma Research posted strong gains on July 7 amid high volatility in South Korea's pharmaceutical and biotech sector. Lemon Healthcare rebounded to the daily upper limit of 12,220 won after closing below its IPO price the previous day, driven by low-price

Wall Street analysts characterized the recent decline in AI semiconductor stocks as a technical correction driven by momentum investment liquidation rather than fundamental deterioration, according to CNBC on the 8th local time. The iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM), which tracks momentum

Micron Technology and AI memory storage-related stocks reduced losses on May 8 (local time) as investors engaged in bargain hunting. Micron closed at $948.80, up 1.11%, while SanDisk rose 6.77% to $1,727.18 and Western Digital gained 3.42% to $550.30. Yahoo Finance attributed the recovery to

SK Securities maintained a 'buy' rating on Lotte Energy Materials (020150) on July 9 while lowering the target price from 90,000 won to 60,000 won. Analyst Park Hyung-woo cited expectations that 2027 copper foil supply shortages will benefit the company's AI substrate circuit board business

US tech stocks rebounded on May 8 (local time), with the Nasdaq rising 0.20% to 25,870.65 as semiconductor and AI infrastructure stocks attracted bargain hunting following recent declines. The recovery followed President Trump's statement that 'war will not restart' regarding US-Iran tensions,

LG Electronics saw securities firms raise stock target prices following the company's Q2 provisional earnings announcement on the 7th of this month. The electronics maker reported Q2 consolidated revenue of 23.8297 trillion won and operating profit of 1.5788 trillion won, representing a 146.9%

Trust Wallet integrated Robinhood Chain into its mobile application and browser extension, enabling users to manage assets on the Ethereum-compatible Layer-2 network within a self-custody framework. The integration addresses high Ethereum mainnet gas fees by processing transactions off-chain and

Viva Republica, the operator of South Korea-based mobile money transfer app Toss, has signed a memorandum of understanding with blockchain company Optimism. The partnership will test infrastructure for a Korean won-based stablecoin aimed at institutional payments. The three-month proof of concept wi