South Korean Exports Soar on AI Chip Boom — WSJ

By Julia Amann79%That's how much South Korea's exports jumped in June compared with a year prior, as the AI boom fueled demand for chips made by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.It marked the fastest expansion since October 1978, according to official data, and came as South Korean stocks wrapped u…

By Julia Amann

79%

That's how much South Korea's exports jumped in June compared with a year prior, as the AI boom fueled demand for chips made by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

It marked the fastest expansion since October 1978, according to official data, and came as South Korean stocks wrapped up their best quarter in nearly 30 years yesterday, with the Kospi index notching a more than 50% gain despite war-induced volatility.

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