(LEAD) Value of SK Group's listed firms exceeds 2,000 tln won

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing prices) SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The combined market value of SK Group's listed firms exceeded 2,000 trillion won (US$1.3 trillion) for the first time Tuesday, mainly fueled by the recent surge of its memory chip maker, SK hynix Inc. The market capitalization of 19 listed firms making up the business conglomerate stood at some 2,019 trillion won, up 2.51 percent from the previous session's close, according to the Korea Exchange. In particular, SK hynix soared 4.11 percent to close at about 2.38 million won per share. The market value of the company stood at 1,697 trillion won, accounting for 84.06 percent of the conglomerate's total. Meanwhile, the combined market value of Samsung Group, which has Samsung Electronics Co. under its wing, rose 1.81 percent to 2,552 trillion won. This file photo, taken May 27, 2026, shows the headquarters of SK hynix Inc. in Icheon, southeast of Seoul. In the stock market the same day, SK hynix shot up 12.13 percent to become the second South Korean company to top 1,500 trillion won (US$1 trillion) in market value. (Yonhap) (END)