{
  "id": 3937865,
  "title": "Samsung, SK hynix Lead 10 Trillion Won Buyback Wave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/samsung-sk-hynix-lead-10-trillion-won-buyback-wave",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=275786"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The recent buyback wave in the domestic stock market, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, has significantly boosted the KOSPI's bottom, supporting its value. From August 20 to August 28, other corporations recorded net purchases totaling 10.187 trillion won, a stark contrast to the net sales by foreigners (-7.6685 trillion won), retail investors (-2.7974 trillion won), and pension funds (-307.0 billion won). This trend was also evident in individual stocks, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix experiencing net purchases from other corporations, while retail investors, foreigners, and institutions recorded net selling. The forecast suggests that this buying trend will persist for about 30 trading days, or a month and a half, driven by Samsung Electronics' plan to purchase 15 trillion won in treasury shares and SK hynix's acquisition of 40 trillion won.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}