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SK Hynix stock fell on Wednesday after the South Korean memory chip maker denied a report that it would acquire an Intel plant. Investors suffering from whiplash in its stock price likely have a bigger worry: Alphabet earnings.
SK Hynix American depositary receipts (ADRs) fell 2.3% to $167.95 in midday trading after a 13.8% jump on Tuesday that came amid a wider rally in chip names. The company’s Seoul-listed stock closed down 0.3% on Wednesday after jumping as much as 9%.
Investors were reacting to a denial from the chip maker that it was in talks to acquire Intel’s under-construction fabrication campus in Ohio, as reported by Korea JoongAng Daily.
In a Korean stock exchange filing on Wednesday, SK Hynix said it “has not pursued or decided to acquire Intel’s Ohio site,” but it was “reviewing various investment and acquisition opportunities.”
“Intel is committed to Ohio and we continued with our investments to accelerate the site readiness,” an Intel spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Barron’s. Intel shares were flat in early trading.
Korean investors in SK Hynix are well acquainted with the company’s rollercoaster stock price, which has gained more than 140% over the last half year but fallen 37% in the past month. SK Hynix has only eked out a 2% gain since listing its ADRs in New York earlier this month and kicking off the wild ride for American investors.
The next stage in the stock’s saga could come in the day ahead, with Alphabet set to report earnings after the bell.
Google will be closely watched for a forecast on artificial-intelligence spending, which matters for memory chip makers. The earnings come amid persistent concerns—including from SK Hynix itself—that chip prices are unsustainably high.
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