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SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> reported a 56% fall in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday, reeling from chip price declines in the face of a prolonged industry downturn.
The world’s top maker of memory chips and smartphones said operating profit was 7.8 trillion won (£5.20 billion), slightly above the 7.7 trillion won estimate the company released earlier.
Samsung’s profit has slumped on-year for four consecutive quarters and it is expected to fall again in the current quarter, analysts say.
Earlier this month its cross-town rival, SK Hynix <000660.KS>, said 5G-enabled smartphones should help lift the global memory market out of the doldrums next year.
(Reporting by Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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