On the 26th morning, Samsung Electronics shares rose more than 3%, setting a new all-time high.
As of 9:25 a.m., Samsung Electronics was trading at 114,600 won, up 3,500 won (3.15%) from the previous session. The share price jumped to as high as 114,800 won intraday, breaking the previous peak.
SK hynix, considered Korea's top semiconductor bellwether, also rose 7,000 won (1.19%) to 595,000 won, putting it on the verge of the "600,000-nix" milestone.
Buying appears to have been driven by expectations for a memory semiconductor supercycle next year.
Global IB Nomura Securities said of Samsung Electronics, "The memory supercycle is highly likely to continue at least through 2027," and raised its target price to 160,000 won.
Kim Dong-Won, a KB Securities analyst, said, "In 2026, Samsung Electronics' operating profit will approach 100 trillion won, up 129% from the previous year, backed by rising DRAM prices and increased shipments of high-bandwidth memory (HBM)."
He added, "With the likelihood growing that it will enter Nvidia's HBM4 supply chain in the first half of next year, Samsung Electronics' HBM market share is expected to more than double from 16% this year to 35% next year," setting a target price of 160,000 won.