AI boom lifts SK hynix above Samsung in market value

SK hynix overtook Samsung Electronics as South Korea's most valuable listed company Monday, ending Samsung's nearly 26-year reign at the top as investors continue to pile into artificial intelligence-related stocks. Shares of SK hynix rose 5.61 percent to close at 2.92 million won ($1,900), giving the memory chipmaker a market capitalization of about 2,080 trillion won. Samsung Electronics slipped 0.14 percent to 353,500 won, leaving its market value slightly lower. The milestone marks the first