S.Korean shares rebound as Anthropic IPO plan drives Samsung, SK Hynix rally

AI investment moves from chips to software, showing South Korea’s lack of other options

South Korea’s stock market benefited from the artificial intelligence boom and became one of the world’s strongest-performing markets last year and during the first half of 2026. Much of this growth was driven by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. Now, this dependence is becoming a problem. As doubts grow about the s