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SK hynix ADR debut raises $26.5B, shares surge 9%

7/15/2026

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SK Hynix Soars

SK hynix listed ADRs on the Nasdaq on July 10 at the Nasdaq MarketSite, and ADRs closed at $193.92, each one-tenth of a share and raising $26.5 billion.
Barclays gave an Overweight rating with a $330 target; Meritz warned DRAM supply could fall to 60% of demand by 2027.
SK hynix shares rose 8.83% in Seoul, lifting the Kospi 6.24% as foreign investors bought 2.3 trillion won after softer U.S. CPI data.

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SK Hynix Options

SK Hynix options began trading on July 11, 2026, with about 150,000 contracts exchanged by midday.
Cboe listed five expiries—July, August, September, December 2026 and March 2027.
Call-selling was the most common trade despite higher call volume.
The 150,000 contracts outpaced VanEck’s SMH ETF’s 110,000, doubled Sandisk/Marvell activity, but stayed under a third of Micron’s 380,000 and the Roundhill DRAM ETF, far below Nvidia’s 2.3 million options.

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Historical Context

SpaceX’s June 2026 Nasdaq IPO, valued at $1.77 trillion and raising $86 billion, followed Yandex’s 2011 Nasdaq debut that secured $1.3 billion. Both listings prompted exchanges to tweak rules—Nasdaq altered its index-inclusion timeline in March 2026—demonstrating how blockbuster tech offerings shape market structures and pave the way for later ADR offerings. It also influenced S&P Global’s 2026 review of megacap index criteria.

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SK Hynix Soars

SK hynix listed ADRs on the Nasdaq on July 10 at the Nasdaq MarketSite, and ADRs closed at $193.92, each one-tenth of a share and raising $26.5 billion.
Barclays gave an Overweight rating with a $330 target; Meritz warned DRAM supply could fall to 60% of demand by 2027.
SK hynix shares rose 8.83% in Seoul, lifting the Kospi 6.24% as foreign investors bought 2.3 trillion won after softer U.S. CPI data.

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