SK Hynix's American Depositary Receipt (ADR) plans are generating significant interest among arbitrage traders, with analysts predicting a potential 30% upside. This development is seen as narrowing the gap with competitors like Micron.

KB Securities has increased its target price for SK hynix to 1.9 million won ($1,400) per share, citing accelerating earnings growth driven by AI-led memory demand and rising chip prices. The brokerage maintained a "buy" rating for the South Korean chipmaker.

Hyundai Motor Group's humanoid robot, Atlas, is reportedly close to achieving the level of autonomy required for industrial deployment, according to a report by KB Securities.

Hyundai Capital said Thursday it has issued South Korea’s first publicly offered offshore yuan-denominated kimchi bond by a financial institution. The 660 million yuan ($95.6 million) notes carry a two-year maturity and a coupon of 2.2 percent. KB Securities acted as lead manager. Kimchi bonds are foreign-currency debt sold in Korea’s domestic capital market, allowing issuers to tap local investors for overseas funding. The deal marks the first public offering of a yuan-denominated kimchi bond.

Samsung Electronics was the most popular domestic stock gifted to underage children in April, accounting for over half of such transactions, according to data from KB Securities.