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Tech and industrial stocks led advances while gold slipped, and investors eyed a strong quarter close, today, June 30, 2026.

Investing.com -- Three major chipmakers gained about $2 trillion in combined market value during the second quarter as investors expanded their artificial intelligence holdings beyond Nvidia.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which logged their best quarterly performances since 2020, ended the day 0.79% and 1.52% higher, respectively.

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Beyond surging demand, the stock’s incredible run was powered by a new kind of deal designed to kill the company’s cyclical curse.

Intel Stock Pops After Top Analyst Signals Massive AI Opportunity

Chip Stocks Explode Higher: Nvidia, AMD, Intel Extend AI-Fueled Rally

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Intel stock is showing incredibly high implied volatility. A short strangle trade on the chipmaker could generate $735 in premium.

Your diversified semiconductor fund may have quietly become a concentrated position in one of the market's most stretched stocks.

Semiconductor stocks have had a standout quarter. The PHLX Semiconductor Index is up more than 86% for the quarter, Dow Jones Market Data show. Chip stocks are lifting the broader market as the sector leader.

Chip stocks are catching a strong risk-on bid at midday Tuesday, with mega-cap semiconductors leading the broader tape higher. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock is up 7% to $140.56, while Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is up 7% to $577.13. The leveraged sector proxy is moving even harder. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:SOXL) shares are ... Intel, AMD Jump 7% as Chip Stocks Catch a Risk-On Bid

Intel could be a winner in the next AI market shift, but is its success already priced in?

Management laid out a stunning new growth plan with numbers that would make most companies blush, yet investors are offering little more than polite applause. Here's what they're waiting for.

The S&P 500 is also up 14% for the quarter, while oil prices hold near $71 a barrel on the last trading day of the half

The chipmaker looks expensive on today's numbers, but the real question is what you are paying for the earnings of tomorrow.

There has been a great deal of discussion about whether the stock market will eventually start to sell off the Magnificent Seven. In June, as a group, their market cap dropped $2.3 trillion. Of course, the drop is uneven, but given how important they are to the market’s incredibly long rally, it is a warning ... Magnificent Seven Value Drops $2.3 Trillion In June

Nvidia stock was edging up early Tuesday at the end of an underwhelming first half of the year. The shares were rising 0.8% to $196.65 in premarket trading. The major issue for Nvidia is that the huge spending on AI chips is now being spread out among a wider range of semiconductor companies.

US stocks have been predicted to extend their recovery on Tuesday, as investors approach the final session of a second quarter that has delivered a strong rebound for many risk assets. Futures pointed to a slightly firmer open, with S&P 500 futures up 0.1%, Nasdaq futures up 0.35% and Dow...

Comcast's cable spinoff lit the fuse on a conglomerate unbundling already reshaping the S&P 500, and five household names are sitting on the same structural pressure point. The market has started pricing in the splits before management announces them.

This year's second quarter was a blockbuster period for tech stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index—which houses chip stocks like Nvidia and Broadcom—has climbed 81% through yesterday, putting it on track for its best quarter in history. Once darlings of the industry, some of the biggest names in tech have fallen out of favor with investors as they fret about these companies' big AI spending commitments.

Tech stocks posted their strongest first half of the year since 2023, when the AI boom first drove equities higher.

Tech stocks are set to notch their strongest first half of the year since 2023, when the AI boom first drove equities higher.

(Bloomberg) -- Chip stocks are heading for their best quarter ever, extending an extraordinary start to the year driven by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence equipment. But after recent jitters sent the stocks tumbling, investors are wondering how much further the rally can go. Most Read from BloombergYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersUS St

Nvidia shares are up a mere 4.7% in 2026, sharply below gains in Intel, AMD, and memory giant Micron.

8.26am: Market analysis Today is the last day of the month, the quarter and the first half of the year, as several analysts are pointing out. It has been the best quarter for global equities in the past six years, "despite the Iran war, disrupted oil and fertilizer flows, and a spike in...

With AI-related stocks trading at all-time highs, it's time to start looking at the less obvious candidates.

The latest trading day saw Intel (INTC) settling at $131.72, representing a +2.65% change from its previous close.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +1.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.25%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

If you hold Intel (INTC) stock, you’ve had a strong year. The shares have posted a 478% gain over the last 12 months, and the narrative has shifted in the company’s favor. Management now sees “clear signs that the CPU is reinserting itself as the indispensable foundation of the AI era.” The market has bought into this comeback story, with the stock trading near 91% of its 52-week high.