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Stock Market News 20 January 2026

Piotech stock price slips again in Shanghai as block trade selling hangs over the name

Piotech stock price slips again in Shanghai as block trade selling hangs over the name

Shanghai, Jan 20, 2026, 10:16 GMT+8 — Regular session Piotech Inc’s Class A shares (688072.SH) dropped 1.7% to 368.70 yuan by 10:15 a.m. in Shanghai, swinging between 366.02 and 379.76 yuan earlier in the session. (AAStocks) The pullback came after China held its benchmark lending rates steady, with the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) staying at 3.0% and the five-year LPR remaining at 3.5%. The LPR serves as the benchmark for pricing most loans and mortgages. (Reuters) Chip-equipment stocks remain sensitive to policy signals. With no rate change this time, investors are parsing the central bank’s stance for hints about
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Winbond Electronics stock price swings again as 2344.TW drops 5% in Taipei trade

Winbond Electronics stock price swings again as 2344.TW drops 5% in Taipei trade

TAIPEI, Jan 20, 2026, 10:24 (GMT+8) — Regular session Shares of Winbond Electronics dropped 5.1% by 10:24 a.m. in Taipei, hitting NT$110.5 after an opening price of NT$105.5 and an intraday peak at NT$113.5, according to exchange data. Memory rival Macronix also slid roughly 3% during the session. (mis.twse.com.tw) After a sharp surge Monday, Winbond pulled back. The stock closed at NT$116.5 then, climbing 9.4% on volume near 55 million shares, MarketScreener data shows. Investors are gearing up for the company’s fourth-quarter results, expected around Feb. 11, the same source noted. (MarketScreener) The Taiwan Stock Exchange has added Winbond to
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Xi’an ESWIN Material stock price rises in Shanghai trade as chip names stay in play

Xi’an ESWIN Material stock price rises in Shanghai trade as chip names stay in play

Shanghai, Jan 20, 2026, 10:22 (CST) — Regular session Shares of Xi’an ESWIN Material Technology Co., Ltd. (688783) climbed 1.38% to 27.11 yuan in Shanghai’s morning session, starting off at 26.30 yuan. The stock peaked at 27.60 yuan and dipped to 26.30 yuan during the trading period. ESWIN Material specializes in 12-inch silicon wafers—polished, epitaxial, and test types—essential for chip manufacturing. (ttm.financial) The gains come amid ongoing jitters in China’s onshore market, where regulators are cracking down on fast-money trading after several sharp, theme-driven swings. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has ordered brokers to pull client-dedicated servers from exchange data
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Fabrinet stock heads into Tuesday after Friday dip, with Barclays upgrade and optics demand in focus

Fabrinet stock heads into Tuesday after Friday dip, with Barclays upgrade and optics demand in focus

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 21:11 EST — Market closed. Fabrinet shares slipped 0.6% on Friday, closing at $494.45. U.S. markets were closed Monday and will reopen Tuesday. The stock remains roughly 6.8% higher than its close on Jan. 12, despite a volatile week that pushed it up to $511.20 at one point. (Investing.com) The upcoming session is crucial as a new surge of bullish bets has thrust Fabrinet back into the “AI optics” spotlight, with investors positioning ahead of its early-February earnings. On Jan. 14, Barclays bumped Fabrinet’s rating from equal-weight to overweight and raised its price target to
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Longsys Electronics stock rises as 37%-discounted shareholder block sale price hits tape

Longsys Electronics stock rises as 37%-discounted shareholder block sale price hits tape

Shenzhen, Jan 20, 2026, 10:04 CST — Regular session Shares of Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd. jumped 1.73% to 342.08 yuan by 09:57 a.m. Tuesday, after shareholders approved a steeply discounted price for an off-market share transfer. The stock opened at 323.14 yuan and was trading with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio above 200, according to market data. (quote.cfi.cn) The transfer price is set at 212.09 yuan per share, about 37% lower than Monday’s closing price. This steep discount might change investor perceptions of clearing levels for big block trades executed outside the order book. This matters because inquiry transfers aim
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Suzhou TFC Optical (300394.SZ) drops in early trade as margin traders pull back on China AI optics play

Suzhou TFC Optical (300394.SZ) drops in early trade as margin traders pull back on China AI optics play

SHANGHAI, Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 (GMT+8) — Regular session Shares of Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co., Ltd. (300394.SZ) fell 2.7% to 188.02 yuan by 09:54 a.m., after sliding to an intraday low of 187.28. Turnover was about 1.34 billion yuan, with the Shenzhen benchmark down 0.5% and Shanghai’s composite up 0.3%; the stock was trading on about 78 times earnings. (AAStocks) The optical components maker has become a high-beta proxy for the AI hardware trade in China, where investors have chased anything tied to data-centre buildouts and faster networking gear. When the tape turns, it turns fast. The pullback was
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Nanya Technology stock price hits limit-down in Taipei as traders digest DRAM call

Nanya Technology stock price hits limit-down in Taipei as traders digest DRAM call

Taipei, Jan 20, 2026, 09:15 (GMT+8) — Regular session Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology Corp (2408.TW) kicked off Tuesday trading at its limit-down price of T$247.50, hitting the market’s 10% daily drop ceiling. About 5,800 lots were up for grabs at that level. The TAIEX benchmark slipped 0.6%. Even with the steep drop, Nanya’s shares have climbed roughly 15% over the past five sessions. (鉅亨網) Nanya’s shares plunged after the company reported a fourth-quarter net profit of T$11.083 billion, with a gross margin sitting at 49%. The jump was driven by a more than 30% rise in average selling prices
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OmniVision Class A stock price edges higher as China holds rates and reins in “flash boys” trading

OmniVision Class A stock price edges higher as China holds rates and reins in “flash boys” trading

Shanghai, Jan 20, 2026, 09:48 CST — Regular session underway. OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group, Inc. Class A shares (603501.SS) edged up 0.2% to 129.19 yuan in Shanghai’s morning session Tuesday, after kicking off at 129 yuan. The stock’s intraday range was tight, between 128.93 and 129.66 yuan, placing the company’s market cap near 161 billion yuan. Its 52-week trading band spans from 103.01 to 161.96 yuan. (Investing.com) The shift is small, yet the company occupies a key spot amid a packed China trade: domestic semiconductors remain sensitive to policy cues, while regulators work to cool down the hotter money flowing
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GlobalFoundries stock (GFS) reopens after MLK break — what investors watch next

GlobalFoundries stock (GFS) reopens after MLK break — what investors watch next

New York, January 19, 2026, 20:55 EST — Market closed GlobalFoundries shares are set to draw attention when U.S. markets open Tuesday, Jan. 20, as investors assess the company’s expansion into chip design alongside its main foundry operations. The stock ended Friday at $41.24, down roughly 0.7%, after fluctuating between $41.10 and $42.41 on volume near 3.4 million shares. U.S. stock markets shut down Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shortening the week and cutting one trading day for investors to adjust before a packed slate of corporate earnings. (Intercontinental Exchange) Semiconductor stocks closed last week on
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UMC stock price jumps again in Taiwan as 8-inch chip price-hike bets build ahead of Jan 28 results

UMC stock price jumps again in Taiwan as 8-inch chip price-hike bets build ahead of Jan 28 results

Taipei, Jan 20, 2026, 09:50 GMT+8 — Regular session United Microelectronics Corp shares pushed higher Tuesday, climbing 3.36% to NT$64.6 by 9:49 a.m. in Taipei. The Taiwan-listed chipmaker saw trading range between NT$61.0 and NT$64.9 in the morning session. (Yahoo Finance) This matters because UMC serves as a key indicator for demand in “mature node” foundries — the older manufacturing processes behind power, display, and industrial chips — a segment that’s been waiting on a price shift. A TrendForce survey, cited by local media, highlights tightening supply in 8-inch foundry capacity this year, driven by production shifts at bigger rivals.
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Montage Technology (688008) stock jumps 4% in Shanghai as traders chase the profit outlook

Montage Technology (688008) stock jumps 4% in Shanghai as traders chase the profit outlook

Shanghai, Jan 20, 2026, 09:54 CST — Regular session Montage Technology Co., Ltd. Class A shares (688008.SH) jumped 4.2% to 144.73 yuan by 9:49 a.m. Shanghai time, outpacing a flat Shanghai Composite after a rocky start this week. Trading at roughly 116 times earnings based on the latest full-year per-share profit, the stock’s 52-week range spans from 62.00 to 169.90 yuan, per AASTOCKS data. (AAStocks) The early rise follows a 2.6% drop on Monday, when the stock ended at 138.90 yuan. Turnover hit 7.23 billion yuan, with a turnover rate of 4.54%, according to exchange data gathered by local market
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ON Semiconductor stock: what to watch before Wall Street reopens Tuesday

ON Semiconductor stock: what to watch before Wall Street reopens Tuesday

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 20:41 EST — Market closed. ON Semiconductor Corp shares ended Friday up roughly 0.1%, closing at $60.33, ahead of the U.S. market holiday Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Chip stocks showed strength heading into the break, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF climbing about 1.6%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF edged down close to 0.1%. (New York Stock Exchange) Deal whispers are stirring again in semiconductors as Tuesday kicks off. Micron announced it signed a letter of intent to acquire Powerchip’s P5 fab in Taiwan for $1.8 billion in cash. The move targets
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Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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