[SK Hynix Shares in South Korea Plunge Over 8% After Profit-Taking Following ADR Debut] Odaily Planet Daily News – On Monday, SK Hynix's stock price in the Seoul stock market fell as much as 8.2% during early trading as investors took profits. SK Hynix surged 12.8% on its first trading day on the Nasdaq last Friday. NH Investment & Securities senior analyst Ryu Young-ho stated that after SK Hynix's U.S. listing, investors took profits, and market sentiment was also affected by cautious expectations for SK Hynix's second-quarter performance. He pointed out that investors had initially expected SK Hynix's HBM4 chip shipments to grow starting in the second quarter, but such growth does not appear to have materialized on a large scale. Ryu also mentioned that investors have lowered their earnings expectations because, compared to its competitor Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix has greater exposure in the HBM market, which means it is likely to benefit less from the recent rise in DRAM chip prices. (Jin Shi)