Influenced by the overnight strength of US tech stocks, South Korea's semiconductor sector surged in early trading.

Odaily Planet Daily News Influenced by the overnight strength of US tech stocks, South Korea's semiconductor sector surged in early trading on the 22nd. As of 8:11 Beijing time, Samsung Electronics rose 5.79% to 274,000 won; SK Hynix rose 8.50%, hitting 2 million won for the first time since July 15.

In the US stock market overnight, Nvidia rose 1.97% as its next-generation AI server platform Vera Rubin has entered mass production and begun shipping to major customers; Micron surged 12.17%, Broadcom rose 2.21%, driving the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 5.21%. Additionally, SK Hynix's ADR rose 13.75% overnight to close at $171.94.

In terms of capital flows, foreign investors net bought 717.6 billion won in the Korean stock market's electrical and electronics sector, while individual investors and institutional investors net sold 370.6 billion won and 345.8 billion won, respectively.