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SK Hynix's US share premium flashes another AI bubble warning
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Fusion42 · 26 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
SK Hynix's newly listed US depositary receipts trade at a 29% premium to Seoul-listed shares, with the gap ranging from 16-51% since launch—significantly higher than historical norms and comparable to post-ChatGPT AI-driven valuations. Regulatory restrictions on reverse conversion prevent arbitrage from narrowing the gap, allowing speculative AI-driven demand to sustain the pricing disconnect.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors.
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US money is chasing memory chips on the assumption AI demand is infinite; the 29% pricing gap means you're buying the same SK Hynix share twice depending on which market you enter. If you're shipping products that depend on DRAM or NAND costs, the current US pricing is fiction—lock in Korean supply now before the gap collapses and everyone else does the same.
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