Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next
NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:59 ET — Market closed Rambus Inc (RMBS) jumped 8.0% on Friday to close at $99.28. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $95.21 and $100.68 and finished up from a prior close of $91.89, while still below its 52-week high of $114.55, the company’s investor relations site showed. The move came as semiconductor shares led a broader Wall Street rebound on the first trading day of 2026, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index (.SOX) — a gauge of major U.S. chip stocks — up 4%. “The market is seeing a ‘buy the dip, sell the rip’