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Samsung, SK Hynix Resume Buybacks: Can They Rescue KOSPI?

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have resumed share buybacks, with markets watching whether this can lift the sluggish KOSPI. Buybacks reduce free float and signal management confidence, a short-term positive for SK Hynix shares, but whether they can reverse the broader market depends on fundamentals and foreign flows, leaving the long-term impact neutral.

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Samsung, SK Hynix Resume Buybacks: Can They Rescue KOSPI?
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have resumed share buybacks, with markets watching whether they can support the weak KOSPI. Buybacks help stabilize share-price expectations, but this is an industry-level development with limited impact on SK Hynix's fundamentals.