Samsung Electronics Drops 8% as Market Questions Buyback Strategy
Investors react to shareholder return plan lacking cancellation details, even as chipmaker pledges record 110 trillion won distribution
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Investors react to shareholder return plan lacking cancellation details, even as chipmaker pledges record 110 trillion won distribution

The KOSPI gained 0.88 percent as investors anticipate major capital distribution plans from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix

South Korea's memory giant and its union finalize deal that pays 60 percent of profit-sharing in stock, introduces wage deferrals tied to financial performance

CSOP's SK Hynix product maintained full leverage daily under new flexible structure, delivering 77% loss to investors who expected downside protection

The record treasury-share cancellation lifted Seoul's benchmark index and triggered speculation that Samsung may follow suit

The South Korean chipmaker's NAND subsidiary could list on Nasdaq as SK hynix seeks to recoup part of its $9 billion acquisition and finance American manufacturing growth.