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Seoul's equity session turned sharply higher on news of a massive stock buyback from SK Hynix.
Shares in the South Korean company surged over 12%, a move that drew attention well beyond the company's immediate investor base. Buyback programmes carry a specific weight in the current capital cycle.
A commitment to repurchase equity at scale tells the market that management rates the share price below intrinsic value and that the balance sheet can absorb the outlay.
Against the backdrop of cross-border flows rotating toward technology exposure in Asia, SK Hynix's decision to channel capital into a repurchase rather than into the capex cycle reads as a sector-wide signal about where corporate confidence sits.
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