[Special Stock] Naver Rises on Lee Hae-jin's Return News... Hits 52-Week High

NAVER's stock price hit a 52-week high following the news of founder Lee Hae-jin's return as chairman of the board on the 5th.

According to the Korea Exchange, as of 10:10 a.m. that day, NAVER's stock price was trading at 229,500 KRW per share, up 5.03% from the previous close. During the session, it briefly reached the 230,000 KRW mark, setting a new record high following the previous day.

This came after news that NAVER's board plans to approve the agenda for the shareholder meeting on the 7th to reinstate founder Lee Hae-jin as an inside director. Amid the so-called DeepSeek shock, NAVER has been spotlighted as a beneficiary stock, and with the addition of Lee's return, expectations have grown that NAVER's artificial intelligence (AI) business momentum will strengthen, leading to increased buying interest.

Founder Lee, who has long emphasized the importance of 'sovereign AI,' stepped down from the chairman position in 2017 and has since focused mainly on global business.

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