SEOUL: The world’s biggest smartphone and memory chip maker Samsung Electronics warned on Friday of a more than 60 percent plunge in first-quarter operating profits in the face of weakening markets.

Operating profits for January to March would be “approximately 6.2 trillion won”, the firm said in a statement, down 60.4 percent on-year.

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