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We are not responsible for HKT's privacy or other data-related practices. Dow Set to Open Up on Iran Hope, AI Rally, and Falling Oil Prices Shares of semiconductor companies started the new week in green territory, building on gains from Friday. Investors have rewarded stocks exposed to artificial intelligence in recent days.
In Asia, South Korea's SK Hynix closed 0.6% higher, while Samsung Electronics closed up 5%. In Europe, shares of Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker ASML Holding and smaller rival ASM International were up 2.8% and 1.9%, respectively. BE Semiconductor Industries, the Dutch supplier of semiconductor assembly equipment, was up 0.1%.
German chip maker Infineon Technologies gained 2.4%. Options expiration day brings seasonal volatility to a market already spooked by $100 crude. Stocks Bend, but Don’t Break, in Head-Spinning September.
The S&P 500 is having a typically rough September. What happens next is tough to gauge.
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