FILE PHOTO: A worker waters a flower bed next to the logo of Samsung Electronics during a media tour at Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit would rise more than 10-fold, topping market expectations, as chip prices have started to rebound from a severe downturn thanks to a boom in artificial intelligence.
But the guidance was not enough to cheer investors who sent Samsung shares down 1.3% early on Friday, in line with a 1.1% drop in the wider South Korean market, as they await updates on progress in its high-end memory chip business that has been lagging behind rivals.
