Samsung stock in focus: Record retail buying, rising margin debt and India’s source-code push
Seoul, Jan 12, 2026, 00:48 KST — Market closed South Korean retail investors snapped up 2.915 trillion won worth of Samsung Electronics shares last week, while unloading roughly 167 billion won in SK Hynix, according to Korea Exchange data. Margin loans tied to Samsung hit a new high of 1.977 trillion won, the figures revealed. Samsung closed Friday at 139,000 won, up 0.14%, after a day’s trading range between 135,200 and 140,700 won, market data showed.