U.S. semiconductor stocks drove Wall Street to a record close Friday, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF climbing 2.9% to $328.78, after swinging between $319.35 and $330.66. The PHLX semiconductor index, which tracks major chipmakers, surged 2.7% to a new high. Broadcom gained 3.8%, Lam Research jumped 8.7% following Mizuho’s price target hike to $220 from $200, and Intel rallied nearly 11%. The boost came after President Donald Trump described a “great meeting” with CEO Lip-Bu Tan. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers” in AI, noted Zachary Hill of Horizon Investments.
