Hyundai Motor (KS:005380) shares hit fresh record highs on Wednesday, buoyed by a surge in investor optimism around its artificial intelligence and robotics strategy that has helped fuel a broader South Korean stock market rally in early 2026.
Hyundai’s stock briefly surged as much as 13.4% to a fresh all-time high of 543,000 won.
Traders cheered the automaker’s push into “physical AI” with humanoid robots and autonomous driving technologies.
The gains pushed the company’s market valuation toward the symbolic 100 trillion-won ($68 billion) level, with renewed confidence in its robotics unit Boston Dynamics and future productivity gains.
The broader KOSPI index also traded near record high levels reached in the previous session, boosted by automakers and chipmakers amid optimism for AI-driven innovation.
