Korea Exchange probes SK Hynix sell order at Morgan Stanley's Seoul office
SEOUL, Sept 20 (Reuters) -The Korea Exchange is conducting a routine probe of a sell order of SK Hynix shares executed by the Seoul branch of Morgan Stanley days before the investment bank released a report downgrading the chipmaker, an exchange official said on Friday.
SK Hynix shares plunged around 6% to the lowest since mid-February on Thursday as traders turned cautious after Morgan Stanley's report released on Sept. 15 halved the target price of the chipmaker to 120,000 won ($90.1) due to potential oversupply concerns.
The Seoul branch of the investment bank on Sept. 13 placed a sell order of approximately 1.01 million SK Hynix shares, according to the Korea Exchange, South Korea's main securities exchange operator.
"We're looking into the case, and it is part of our regular practice to make sure there wasn't any anomaly in the sell orders executed by Morgan Stanley," an official at the Korea Exchange said, asking not to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter.
"We will be referring the case to the Financial Services Commission if we find any wrongdoing," said the official.
Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to phone calls or an email seeking comment.
South Korean markets were closed from Monday to Wednesday due to the Chuseok public holiday.
($1 = 1,331.7600 won)
Reporting by Cynthia Kim
Editing by Ed Davies and Shri Navaratnam
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