Episode Description:
SK Hynix just posted its best quarter ever. KOSPI just posted its worst two days in memory.
Today's episode covers SK Hynix's record 60.5 trillion won (about 41.6 billion dollars) operating profit and 76% margin, KOSPI's back-to-back circuit breakers and 864.5 trillion won market-cap wipeout, the 75% share of KOSPI stocks now trading below book value, an estimated 56 trillion won (about 38.6 billion dollars) in leveraged-ETF losses, and the Bank of England's new review of prime-broker exposure to SK Hynix and TSMC. This episode does not constitute investment advice.
Sources:
* SK Hynix Posts Record 76% Operating Margin, Eyes 300 Trillion Won This Year — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
* 75% of KOSPI Stocks Trade Below Book Value as Correction Deepens — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
* Leveraged ETF Unwind 75% Complete, Individual Losses Hit 56 Trillion Won — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
* 864 Trillion Won Erased Before Regulators Finally Convene Emergency Meeting — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
* SK Hynix Signs Long-Term Deals With Ten Big Tech Clients on HBM4 — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
* Bank of England Probes IB Exposure to SK Hynix, TSMC Amid AI Selloff — Seoul Economic Daily, July 29, 2026
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AI PRISM is Seoul Economic Daily's WAN-IFRA award-winning newsroom AI series, delivering Korean economic news adapted for global audiences. Episodes are produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor.
Tags:
#SKHynix #KOSPI #MarketCorrection #Semiconductors #KoreaStocks #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA
