Sandisk stock jumps 16% to start 2026 as SNDK rallies on board move and chip strength
Sandisk Corp shares closed up 15.95% on Friday, finishing at $275.24 in the first U.S. session of 2026. Sandisk
Oracle stock today: ORCL edges higher to start 2026 as AI spending stays in focus
Oracle Corp shares ended Friday up $0.80, or 0.4%, at $195.71, a modest gain on Wall Street’s first trading day of 2026.
Intel stock (INTC) jumps nearly 7% as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what’s next
Intel Corp shares closed up 6.7% at $39.38 on Friday, their latest move as U.S. markets sit closed for the weekend. The stock traded between $37.41 and $39.86 and logged about 95.4 million shares in volume.
AMD stock jumps 4% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — CES keynote now the next test
Advanced Micro Devices Inc shares ended Friday, Jan. 2 up 4.35% at $223.47, tracking a broad rally in semiconductor stocks on the first trading day of 2026. The chipmaker traded between $218.90 and $227.15, with about 36.45 million shares changing hands, and remained about 16% below its 52-week high of $267.08. Investing
Broadcom stock edges up as chip shares rally to start 2026; AI valuations back in focus
Broadcom Inc. shares rose 0.44% on Friday to close at $347.62, lagging a broad chip-sector rebound in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. MarketWatch
Palantir stock tumbles 5.6% to start 2026 as pricey AI names face a reality check
Palantir Technologies Inc. shares fell 5.6% on Friday to close at $167.86, ending the first U.S. trading session of 2026 with a sharp pullback in one of the market’s most closely watched AI-linked software names.
Nvidia stock today: NVDA closes higher as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next week
Nvidia shares ended Friday up 1.2% at $188.85, outperforming the broader market as semiconductors led a rebound in the first trading session of 2026. Reuters
Archer Aviation stock jumps 8% as air-taxi shares rally — what’s driving ACHR now
Archer Aviation Inc shares climbed 8.4% in the latest session, closing at $8.13 on Friday. The stock swung between $7.51 and $8.20 and traded about 45 million shares.
ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus
ServiceNow, Inc. shares closed down 3.75% at $147.45 on Friday, after trading between $145.65 and $154.69. About 9.9 million shares changed hands.
Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps nearly 49% after insider buying disclosed — what to watch next
Hyperscale Data, Inc. shares surged on Friday after a regulatory filing disclosed sizable insider purchases by the company’s executive chairman. The stock closed at $0.2730, up 48.69% from Thursday’s close, according to Investing.com data. Investing
Western Digital stock surges nearly 9% to start 2026 — what’s driving WDC now
Western Digital Corp shares ended Friday up 8.96% at $187.70, after trading between $176.00 and $188.90.
Sandisk stock today: SNDK jumps 16% to start 2026 as AI storage trade stays hot
Sandisk Corp shares jumped 15.9% on Friday to close at $275.24, after trading as high as $278.78 and as low as $242.00 in the first U.S. session of 2026. About 11.1 million shares changed hands.
Astera Labs (ALAB) stock jumps nearly 8% as chip rally kicks off 2026
Shares of Astera Labs closed up 7.9% on Friday at $179.56, lifting the Nasdaq-listed semiconductor company at the start of the new year.
Confluent (CFLT) stock slips to $30 as IBM’s $31 deal caps upside — what investors watch next
Confluent, Inc. shares closed down 0.4% at $30.11 on Friday, ending the first trading day of 2026 just under IBM’s $31-per-share cash offer. IBM has said the all-cash acquisition values Confluent at an enterprise value of $11 billion, is expected to close by mid-2026, and has support agreements from investors controlling about 62% of Confluent’s voting power. Yahoo Finance
Workday stock (WDAY) drops 4% to $205 as software names slide in 2026 debut
Workday, Inc. shares closed down 4.2% at $205.79 on Friday, as the enterprise software maker slid in the first trading session of 2026. The stock traded between $202.23 and $216.29 during the session. MarketWatch
Marvell stock jumps 5% as chip rally kicks off 2026; CES CEO chat is next test
Marvell Technology shares ended Friday up 5.2% at $89.39, after trading between $86.12 and $90.08.
Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026
Western Digital Corp shares surged on Friday and were still higher in after-hours trading, extending a sharp rally in data-storage stocks to start 2026. StockAnalysis
Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade
Applied Materials Inc shares rose 4.62% to close at $268.87 on Friday, and were down 0.18% at $268.39 in after-hours trading, after the 4 p.m. close. MarketWatch
AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% as BlueBird 6 milestone puts 2026 rollout back in focus
AST SpaceMobile shares surged on Friday and held gains into after-hours trading, as investors returned from the holiday break chasing momentum in satellite-to-phone connectivity plays. The stock was up 14.9% at $83.47.
Adobe stock drops nearly 5% to start 2026 as tech lags; what investors watch next
Adobe stock fell 4.8% on Friday and last traded at $333.30 in after-hours trading, which takes place electronically after the 4 p.m. close in New York. The shares opened at $349.86 and traded as low as $331.67.
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