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Stock Market News 1 February 2026

VeriSilicon (688521) stock price jumps 6% — what to watch before Monday’s China open

VeriSilicon (688521) stock price jumps 6% — what to watch before Monday’s China open

VeriSilicon shares surged 6% to 222.01 yuan in Shanghai on Friday, leading chip-design stocks higher ahead of the mainland market’s weekend closure. About 57,000 employee-incentive shares will become tradable on Feb. 2. Traders are watching for Monday’s China activity data and Hong Kong chip IPOs next week. China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in January, signaling contraction.
1 February 2026
GlobalFoundries stock price slides 5% as chip selloff bites — what to watch next for GFS

GlobalFoundries stock price slides 5% as chip selloff bites — what to watch next for GFS

GlobalFoundries shares fell 5.1% to $42.20 Friday, leading a broader chip sector decline as the SOXX ETF dropped 4.1% and Intel slid 4.4%. The selloff followed President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Fed and higher inflation data. GlobalFoundries will report earnings and guidance on February 11. The company recently agreed to buy Synopsys’ ARC Processor IP business, with the deal expected to close in late 2026.
LONGi A-share price sinks 4.7% into the weekend — what China solar traders watch next

LONGi A-share price sinks 4.7% into the weekend — what China solar traders watch next

LONGi Green Energy shares fell 4.74% to 17.88 yuan in Shanghai Friday after the company forecast a 2025 net loss of up to 7.4 billion yuan excluding one-offs. The Ministry of Finance said China will end value-added tax export rebates on photovoltaic products from April 1. Silver prices, key for solar production, dropped 11% Friday. The Shanghai Composite closed down 0.96%.
Longsys Electronics stock set for Monday test after profit jump forecast and a sharp Friday drop

Longsys Electronics stock set for Monday test after profit jump forecast and a sharp Friday drop

Shares of Shenzhen Longsys Electronics fell 6.4% Friday to 336 yuan after the company projected 2025 net profit to surge 151%–211% year-on-year. The memory maker cited rising AI server demand and tighter supply but warned the forecast is unaudited. Investors await Monday’s open to gauge further reaction. Mainland markets are closed for the weekend.
Fabrinet stock price heads into Feb. 2 earnings after wild swing — what FN investors watch next

Fabrinet stock price heads into Feb. 2 earnings after wild swing — what FN investors watch next

Fabrinet shares fell 1.4% to $489.44 Friday after a $40 intraday swing, with 808,000 shares traded. The company reports fiscal Q2 results after markets close Monday, followed by a 5 p.m. call. Investors will watch if revenue meets the $1.05–$1.10 billion guidance and non-GAAP EPS of $3.15–$3.30. Shares remain near a 52-week high of $531.22.
OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group Class A stock (603501) dipped Friday — what traders watch next week

OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group Class A stock (603501) dipped Friday — what traders watch next week

OmniVision Class A shares fell 1.37% to 121.20 yuan in Shanghai trading Friday. Norges Bank cut its stake in the company’s Hong Kong shares to 4.89% after selling 76,500 shares. Axera Semiconductor filed for a HK$2.96 billion Hong Kong IPO, with Tencent and Qiming among cornerstone investors. Montage Technology targets a HK$7.04 billion secondary listing, with pricing set for February 6.
1 February 2026
First Solar stock (FSLR) steadies after Tesla solar talk jolts sentiment — what to watch next

First Solar stock (FSLR) steadies after Tesla solar talk jolts sentiment — what to watch next

First Solar shares rose 0.7% to $225.52 Friday after a volatile week, as investors weighed Tesla’s plans to expand U.S. solar manufacturing. Analysts at Mizuho and Wells Fargo downplayed the threat, while BMO downgraded First Solar over price concerns. The company will report quarterly results and 2026 guidance on Feb. 24.
Suzhou TFC Optical Communication stock jumps 11% on AI optics rally — what matters before Monday

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication stock jumps 11% on AI optics rally — what matters before Monday

Suzhou TFC Optical shares surged 10.9% to close at 248.43 yuan in Shenzhen Friday, hitting a record intraday high amid strong profit forecasts from sector rivals. The rally comes as China’s official factory PMI fell to 49.3 in January, signaling contraction. Mainland markets will be closed Sunday. Traders await a private PMI reading Monday to gauge if momentum continues.
1 February 2026
STMicroelectronics stock price steadies after earnings whipsaw as analysts lift targets

STMicroelectronics stock price steadies after earnings whipsaw as analysts lift targets

STMicroelectronics shares closed Friday up 1.3% at 23.84 euros after a volatile week, despite a 5.8% drop on Thursday. Fourth-quarter net revenues reached $3.33 billion, but restructuring charges led to a $30 million net loss. CEO Jean-Marc Chery projected first-quarter revenues of $3.04 billion, below analyst expectations. UBS and Oddo BHF raised their price targets following the results.
United Microelectronics (UMC) stock slid into the weekend — the Feb. 5 update traders are waiting for

United Microelectronics (UMC) stock slid into the weekend — the Feb. 5 update traders are waiting for

United Microelectronics Corp shares fell 3.9% in the U.S. to $10.18 and 8.8% in Taiwan to NT$62.40 after updated guidance signaled weaker near-term margins. The company reported Q4 revenue of NT$61.81 billion and a 30.7% gross margin, forecasting flat wafer shipments and high-20% margins for Q1. UMC expects 2026 capital expenditure of $1.5 billion. January sales figures are due Feb. 5.
Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A share price: what to watch as 688347 heads into Feb. 12 Q4 results

Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A share price: what to watch as 688347 heads into Feb. 12 Q4 results

Hua Hong Semiconductor’s Shanghai-listed shares closed at 155.10 yuan on Friday, up 0.38%, outperforming the SSE Composite, which fell 0.96%. The company will release unaudited fourth-quarter 2025 results after trading on Feb. 12, with a board meeting set for that morning. An investor briefing will follow from 17:00 to 18:00 local time. Mainland markets reopen Monday after the weekend break.
Montage Technology Class A stock price jumps on Hong Kong H-share offer — what to watch next week

Montage Technology Class A stock price jumps on Hong Kong H-share offer — what to watch next week

Montage Technology shares jumped 12.1% in Shanghai Friday, closing at 181.85 yuan after announcing a Hong Kong H-share offering. The company set a maximum offer price of HK$106.89 per share, with final pricing due Feb. 6 and trading to start Feb. 9. The public offer in Hong Kong closes Feb. 4. Traders are watching for pricing and demand signals.
GigaDevice Semiconductor Class A stock price: Friday lift holds as Feb. 11 vote and China data shape the week ahead

GigaDevice Semiconductor Class A stock price: Friday lift holds as Feb. 11 vote and China data shape the week ahead

GigaDevice Semiconductor’s Shanghai-listed shares closed at 314.88 yuan Friday, up 2.4%, ahead of a Feb. 11 shareholder vote on a $221 million DRAM deal cap and the appointment of KPMG Hong Kong as auditor. The stock has surged 47% year-to-date. China’s official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in January, signaling contraction before Monday’s private sector survey.

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AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 11:29 ET — Market closed. AbbVie shares closed up 2% on Friday at $223.43, extending a second straight session of gains as U.S. stocks rallied. The stock is still roughly 9% below its 52-week high, and trading volume ran a bit under its recent average. (MarketWatch) The bounce comes as investors work through AbbVie’s post-earnings reset and what it means for 2026. The drugmaker said fourth-quarter net revenues rose 10% to $16.618 billion and adjusted profit per share—excluding certain items—was $2.71; it forecast 2026 adjusted earnings of $14.37 to $14.57 a share. Chief Executive Robert
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
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