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SK Hynix told investors this week it received "tremendously positive" feedback on its proposed U.S. listing as the chipmaker benefits from strong demand for advanced ‌memory semiconductors needed to run AI data centers, a source familiar with the matter said on ‌Thursday. SK Hynix told some investors this week that it had "tremendously positive" feedback ‌from stockholders to its U.S. listing ⁠plan given AI demand and the company's competitive position in the memory-chip market, the person said. The company, a major supplier to Nvidia, expects a U.S. listing to broaden ⁠its investor base, as some U.S.-based institutional investors invest in U.S.-listed stocks only due to internal mandates, the person said.

The major indexes edged higher as oil prices dived, with Amazon flashing a buy signal. Marvell and Snowflake jumped late.

TSMC Hits Fresh Highs as Nvidia Supercharges AI Spending in Taiwan

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Shares rallied Thursday across Asia, tracking gains on Wall Street after pressure from the bond market eased and oil prices fell back. The advance was also powered by a stronger-than-expected quarterly report from chipmaker Nvidia, whose profit rocketed more than 200% higher in the February-April quarter from a year earlier, while revenue jumped 85%. Nvidia has been one of the biggest beneficiaries from the boom in artificial intelligence, thanks to powerful demand for its high-end AI chips.

Investing.com -- Bank of America reiterated its Buy rating on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in a note Friday following the chipmaker's technology symposium in Taiwan.

The stock market hit highs as Nvidia led and AI chip IPO Cerebras soared in its debut, while Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor flashed buy signals. The Trump-Xi summit continues.

The Cerebras IPO is the most significant debut in the semiconductor industry since Arm.

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Micron's AI memory rally is still running hot.

Micron's AI memory rally is still running hot.

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Apple stock on Thursday cleared a five-month consolidation pattern and hit a record high. In morning trades on the stock market today, Apple hit an all-time high of 292.13. In recent trades, Apple stock rose more than 1% to 290.91.

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' ‌common stock surpassed $1 trillion ‌on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, saw its ‌market value ⁠reach 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early trading ⁠in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains of AI-related ​stocks in ​the U.S. ​overnight. Shares of the ‌South Korean chip giant were up 12% at 09:52 a.m.

GlobalFoundries shares are rising after Cantor Fitzgerald upgrades the chip stock ahead of two major company events taking place this week.

TSM stock is in a cup-with-handle base and trading near a high. The leading chipmaker is preparing for robust AI-driven demand.