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By Jihoon Lee and Yena Park SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index hit an all-time high on Wednesday as SK Hynix joined its memory chip rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in the $1 trillion market capitalisation club on an AI-driven rally. The KOSPI rose as much as 5% to 8,450.26, its highest on record, with the sharp gains triggering a "sidecar" curb t

By Kwak Chang-yeol, Yoo Jane Published 2026.05.27. 00:51 SK Hynix, left, Samsung Electronics headquarters. /Yonhap The KOSPI closed above the 8,000-point mark for the first time in history. The KOSPI rose 2.55% from the previous day to 8,047.51 on the 26th, driven by gains of 2.2% and 5.7% in semiconductor "top two" companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, respectively. Earlier, on the 15th

SK Hynix stock jumped nearly 7% as Nvidia’s blowout quarter (fiscal Q1 revenue $81.6bn, data-centre revenue $75.2bn) and surging AI demand drove South Korea’s KOSPI above 8,000. SK Hynix reported Q1 revenue of 52.58 trillion won and operating profit of 37.61 trillion won (72% margin), analysts raised targets (UBS 1.7m won, Mirae 3.2m won) and TrendForce forecasts DRAM and NAND contract prices to r

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Asia strategist Mixo Das keeps Korea as Asia top pick, backs Kospi 10,000 call on AI, earnings momentum Mixo Das, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia equity and quant strategist. (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia equity and quant strategist Mixo Das says South Korea's stock rally still has room to run, as the artificial intelligence-driven memory cycle, earnings upgrades and governance refo

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