Samsung Electronics shares fall after shareholder return announcement


A Samsung Electronics logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

SEOUL, ⁠Aug 24 (Reuters) - Shares ⁠of Samsung Electronics ‌fell more than 5% in early ​trade on ⁠Monday, after ⁠the South Korean chipmaker ⁠said ‌last week ⁠its shareholder returns this ​year ‌could reach up ⁠to ​110 trillion won ($79.38 billion).

The ⁠shares were down ​5.2% by 0013 GMT, while peer ⁠chipmaker SK Hynix was up 2.4%. The benchmark ​KOSPI ⁠index fell 0.7%.

($1=1,385.7800 ​won)

(Reporting ‌by Jihoon Lee; ​Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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