Arigato, SK hynix: Japanese investor claims to make 1 billion yen betting on Korean chip giant

A screenshot image of showing investment details of a Japanese retail investor [JOONGANG ILBO] Foreign retail investors are cashing in on Korea’s rapidly surging stock market as they rush to profit from the rally — among them, a Japanese investor claimed to make nearly 1 billion yen ($6.3 million) through bets on chipmaker SK hynix. The investor recently shared a screen capture on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing that the account’s total assets had surpassed 1 billion yen, which is equivalent to 9.4 billion won. Related Article Kospi opens at new high, attempts to reach historic 8,000 milestone Kospi rebounds to end at fresh peak on tech rally, but won drops Kospi opens sharply lower on U.S. losses, Middle East uncertainties Kospi breaks winning streak, drops 2% on profit taking, war fears “I had allocated 95 percent of my assets to SK hynix since June 2024,” said the Japanese investor, who claimed to be a programmer with 10 years of investing experience. “It had grown eightfold.