MarketsSouth Korean chipmaker priced its shares at $149, riding investor demand for AI stocksSK Hynix intends to use the newly raised capital for construction of production facilities and acquiring chipmaking equipment. © ReutersPAK YIUJuly 11, 2026 00:54 JSTNEW YORK -- South Korea's SK Hynix has raised $26.5 billion in a blockbuster offering, becoming the biggest share sale by a foreign company in the U.S. amid strong investor demand for AI stocks.Read NextIPOSK Hynix: South Korean memory chip titan raises $26.5bn in the USInterviewChipmakers are preparing for years of expansion: Applied Materials CEOSemiconductorsSouth Korea's chip hub plans face tough questions over timing, demandInterview'Kioxia of today wouldn't exist' under Toshiba, Bain dealmaker saysSemiconductorsSouth Korea to create future fund from chip windfallOpinionAI investors shouldn't choose between Wall Street and AsiaEconomySouth Korean exports in June soar past $100bn for first time on chip demandArtificial intelligenceQualcomm challenges Nvidia's AI grip with chip that ditches HBMLatest on MarketsMarketsYen rises, JGB yields fall on Japan finance minister's pension fund remarksMarketsYen weakness persists as markets see BOJ falling behind the curveMarketsAsia market snapshot of best and worst performers in 2026 first half