[Market Focus] LG Electronics Hits Record High on Hopes for AI Data Center Partnership with Microsoft

LG Electronics is showing strong performance in early trading.

As of 9:05 a.m. on December 5, 2025, LG Electronics was trading at 97,900 won, up 3.27% (3,100 won) from the previous day. During the session, the stock climbed as high as 99,300 won, marking a new 52-week high.

Investor sentiment appears to have been boosted by news that LG Electronics and other major affiliates of the LG Group are exploring the possibility of collaborating with Microsoft (MS) of the United States on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

According to industry sources, LG Electronics, LG Energy Solution, LG CNS, LG Uplus, LG Innotek, LG Science Park, LS Cable, and LS Electric visited Microsoft’s Redmond campus in the United States on December 1 (local time). There, they hosted the "AIDC (AI Data Center) Tech Show," where they showcased and introduced LG Group’s next-generation data center technologies.

Attention is focused on whether LG Group can strengthen its partnership with Microsoft, a major player in the next-generation data center market, as it was reported that Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, met with the presidents of LG Group affiliates during the event.