Nasdaq climbs 2.26% to another record close as AMD tops $1 trillion in market value

Nasdaq climbs 2.26% to another record close as AMD tops $1 trillion in market value

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2026-09-21 23:33:16
U.S. stocks finished higher on Sept. 22, with the Nasdaq Composite rising 2.26% to a fresh record close, according to market data from BIT (bit.com). The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.71%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.49%. Chip stocks posted broad gains across the session, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged 9.95%, taking its market capitalization above $1 trillion for the first time. Semiconductor, storage, and optical communications names also moved higher as a group. In semiconductors and storage, Intel rose 12.14%, Qualcomm added 9.29%, Nvidia gained 2.30%, Micron advanced 2.77%, Seagate climbed 2.16%, and Western Digital rose 1.54%, while SanDisk fell 1.41%. Among optical communications-related stocks, the Purely Photonics ETF (FOTO) rose 2.49%, Marvell Technology gained 5.38%, Applied Optoelectronics advanced 3.33%, Lumentum Holdings rose 2.53%, Coherent added 1.31%, Ciena climbed 4.92%, Fabrinet gained 3.35%, AXT jumped 14.14%, and Nokia rose 2.43%.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Sept. 22, with the Nasdaq Composite up 2.26% to another record close, according to market data from BIT (bit.com). The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.71%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.49%.

Chip stocks rallied across the board. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) climbed 9.95%, pushing its market capitalization above $1 trillion for the first time. Semiconductor, storage, and optical communications shares also moved higher as a group.

Semiconductor and storage stocks advance

Within the semiconductor and storage segment, Seagate Technology (STX) rose 2.16%, Western Digital (WDC) gained 1.54%, SanDisk (SNDK) fell 1.41%, Micron Technology (MU) added 2.77%, Nvidia (NVDA) rose 2.30%, Intel (INTC) jumped 12.14%, AMD gained 9.95%, and Qualcomm (QCOM) advanced 9.29%.

Optical communications names mostly higher

Among optical communications-related stocks, the Purely Photonics ETF (FOTO) rose 2.49%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) gained 5.38%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) added 3.33%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) rose 2.53%, Coherent Corp. (COHR) gained 1.31%, Ciena Corporation (CIEN) climbed 4.92%, Fabrinet (FN) advanced 3.35%, AXT Inc. (AXTI) jumped 14.14%, and Nokia (NOK) rose 2.43%.

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