South Korea's KOSPI surged up to 5% to a record 7,876.60 points on May 11, 2026.
SK Hynix shares jumped as much as 13% (≈12.28%) hitting a record high amid unprecedented AI memory chip demand.
Samsung Electronics rallied about 6.3%, pushing its market value past $1 trillion as AI‑related chip demand spikes.
Major tech firms like Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet are offering to fund SK Hynix production lines and ASML lithography equipment.