Iran flare-up + chip rally push KOSPI past 7,300
Hormuz Strait risk and Samsung’s blow-out earnings hit the tape together
- 1.Drone and cable strikes on Hormuz lift oil volatility
- 2.Samsung 1Q op-profit 57 tln won; silicon photonics in spotlight
- 3.SK Hynix tops pay rankings, overheating chatter grows
- 4.People Power Party by-election and election-law woes keep political risk alive
- 5.U.S.-Iran peace talks eyed as next test for 7,400
“Iran Hormuz Namuho drone hit, U.S. airstrikes” — Iran
“Samsung silicon photonics tech draws chip-lead attention” — Samsung Electronics