SK Hynix's US-listed shares fell nearly 8% in early trade on Monday, giving up part of Friday’s strong debut gains as investors booked profits after a sharp rally in AI-linked memory stocks. The South Korean chipmaker’s American Depositary Receipts dropped 7.9% to $154.7 in early trading. The fall came after the ADRs jumped more than 12% on their Nasdaq debut on Friday. SK Hynix had priced the ADRs at $149 each, opened at $170 and ended their first session at $168.
The sell-off was sharper in Seoul, where SK Hynix shares tumbled more than 15%, marking their biggest one-day fall in nearly two decades. The fall in SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics dragged South Korea’s Kospi down 9%, triggering a 20-minute trading halt.
