Bloomberg — 2026-07-06#

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SK Hynix kicked off the formal marketing process for its $28 billion US listing, aiming to capitalize on surging investor demand for AI memory chips. Concurrently, Samsung Electronics reported a massive 19-fold surge in quarterly profit, soaring past elevated expectations due to skyrocketing demand from AI data centers. These developments underscore the sustained momentum of the AI-driven tech rally and its profound impact on global equities as companies race to build out necessary infrastructure.