Samsung earnings and SK Hynix’s $29 billion US IPO put Korea’s AI chip trade in focus this week

Samsung Electronics is set to report earnings before the Korean market opens on Tuesday, with the market expecting an 18-fold jump in operating profit and a 127% year-on-year rise in revenue. SK Hynix has begun marketing a $29 billion US listing, with trading expected to start on July 10. Both companies are key global suppliers of AI high-bandwidth memory, and the results and IPO are seen as near-term catalysts for South Korean semiconductor stocks.