A currency dealer walks past a screen showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 6, 2026. The market value of South Korea's Samsung Electronics smashed past 1 trillion USD for the first time on May 6, as the firm rides an AI chip boom that has sent Seoul's Kospi stock index to record highs. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)