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SK hynix on Oct. 28 announced a 100 trillion won ($75 billion) shareholder return plan for this year, including an additional 60 trillion won in returns, after posting record quarterly revenue of 104.6 trillion won and operating profit of 83.33 trillion won ($62.8 billion) in Q3, driven by AI chip demand. The plan includes a 20,000 won per-share cash dividend and 20 trillion won in share buybacks, Yonhap reports. The announcement follows completion of 55 trillion won in buybacks by Samsung and SK hynix, and comes as investors awaited how SK hynix would use gains from its Kioxia investment. Seoul stocks surged nearly 6 percent Wednesday morning on the earnings and return news, Yonhap and Korea Times report. Korean investors have been focused on shareholder return policies as a way to address the mismatch between sluggish share prices and record earnings, with attention also on Samsung's upcoming Q3 announcement.