Samsung Electronics' shares jump after tentative wage deal suspends strike — Samsung shares surged on Thursday after a tentative pay agreement was reached with its union.

Samsung Electronics’ shares rose as much as 6.5% in morning trade on Thursday after ‌the ⁠tech ⁠giant and its South Korean union reached a tentative pay deal, potentially averting a strike that had ⁠threatened to ‌hit the economy and undermine ⁠global chip supply chains.

The union said the planned 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 members would be suspended while the ‌tentative agreement is put to a vote between May ⁠22 and 27.

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