In early trading on the 16th, SK hynix(000660) is plunging 8%. It is seen as due to the 9% drop in SK hynix American depositary receipt (ADR) listed on the Nasdaq overnight.

An ad appears on the Nasdaq Tower billboard in Times Square, New York, to mark SK hynix's Nasdaq ADR listing on the 10th. /Courtesy of SK hynix YouTube

As of 9:14 a.m. on the 16th, SK hynix is trading at 1,914,000 won, down 168,000 won (8.07%) from the previous session on the Korea Exchange.

It is seen as due to the drop in SK hynix ADR the previous day. The ADR closed at $176.46 on the Nasdaq, down $17.46 (9%).

Semiconductor stocks were broadly weak on the New York stock market. Micron Technology fell 9%. Intel and AMD also dropped more than 5% and 3%, respectively.

SK hynix common shares are moving in tandem with ADR moves. On the 14th, as SK hynix ADR surged 27% with the start of derivatives trading, SK hynix common shares jumped 8.83% at the close the previous day.

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