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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