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In Year of Disaster, Samsung Shares Outperform Apple's: Chart
After continuous jolts this year, Samsung recovers in the market.
12 Jun 2017, 02:30 AM IST 
A man uses a mobile device in front of Samsung Electronics Co. signage at the company’s D’light flagship store in Seoul, South Korea. (Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- It’s been a rough year for Samsung Electronics Co. in certain respects. The South Korean company had to kill off the fire-prone Note 7 smartphone, then heir apparent Jay Y. Lee was put on trial for alleged bribery. Yet Samsung shares have soared with strong sales of semiconductors and displays. Indeed, its share have outperformed Apple Inc.’s in a stellar year for the iPhone maker.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sam Kim in Seoul at skim609@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Robert Fenner at rfenner@bloomberg.net, Peter Elstrom