Hynix says DRAM chip prices fell 35 pct in Q4

SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc (000660.KS) said on Friday the average price of its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips fell 35 percent in the fourth quarter, after rising by 3 percent in the third.

NAND flash memory prices fell 34 percent in the fourth quarter against a 6 percent fall in the previous quarter, Hynix said in a statement.

The company reported an operating loss margin of 17 percent in the October-December quarter.

(Reporting by Kim Yeon-hee, editing by Marie-France Han)