Seoul, Nov. 24 -- The stock prices of South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. rebounded early Monday as the main Kospi index recovered on eased market concerns in the United States, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.

Shares of Samsung Electronics were trading at 97,700 won (USD 66.41) as of 9:18 a.m. on Monday, up 3.06 percent from the previous session, while SK hynix shares were trading up 1.54 percent at 529,000 won.

Investors appear to be engaging in bargain hunting after Samsung Electronics and SK hynix plunged 5.77 percent and 8.76 percent, respectively, on Friday, with many viewing the sell-off as excessive, the Pulse report noted.

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