South Korea has become the world's sixth-largest stock market, driven by the stellar performance of chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix amid the AI boom.
South Korea's market hit $5 trillion (+86%), surpassing India's $4.8 trillion, on Samsung and SK Hynix's dominance in AI memory chips. For tech leaders, this signals concentration risk in AI infrastructure supply; hedging memory sourcing and foundry strategy becomes urgent.
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Jun 02, 2026
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What's the storySouth Korea's stock market has overtaken India's to become the world's sixth largest.
The change comes on the back of a stellar performance by chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which are key players in the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
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