Nvidia, Micron lead charge
The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.
Leading market analysts highlighted Foxconn's surprise Q4 performance, with Jim Cramer suggesting investors may have overlooked the company.
Chip stocks including Nvidia, Micron, and ASML surged on Monday after Foxconn reported record fourth quarter revenue, pointing to strong AI demand.
Buoyed by their impressive performance, the companies are busy expanding into new products and places. Contract manufacturers have also been expanding into new industries. In October Foxconn unveiled two new electric-vehicle designs,
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US stocks finished mixed Monday, as investors plowed money into the semiconductor sector following strong results from Taiwan-based Foxconn, helping spur chip designer Nvidia to a fresh record.
Nvidia traded slightly higher after Jensen Huang's CES keynote. Traders are eyeing key economic data later in the week.
Taiwan's Foxconn , the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the fourth quarter on continued strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.
Nvidia shares climbed to close at an all-time high Monday after supplier Foxconn reported record fourth-quarter revenue, and ahead of a keynote address from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a major consumer electronics show.
The S&P 500 added 0.6% on Monday, Jan. 6, led by a surge in semiconductor stocks as the first full week of the new year got underway.
TSMC is making headlines again with its AI exploits. The world’s largest chipmaker raked in 868.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ($26.3 billion) in revenue for