XPEV - AMD Stock Alert: Why Advanced Micro Devices Just Hit a New Record High
2024-03-01 11:23:29 ET
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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) stock is rising higher on Friday as shares of the semiconductor company continue to rise alongside artificial intelligence ( AI ) related names.
This latest surge in price has resulted in AMD stock reaching a market valuation of $300 billion . That’s a new record for the company and is furthering investor interest in Advanced Micro Devices.
Stocks are also getting a boost on Friday from the latest personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. This showed inflation increased by 0.4% for January and 2.8% year-over-year (YOY). This matches what Wall Street was expecting for the period.
It’s also worth mentioning that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ) has seen gains recently alongside other AI stocks . Considering it and AMD are both in the semiconductor space, it makes sense that the shares would rise in tandem with each other.
AMD Stock Movement on Friday
AMD shares are seeing a decent amount of trading on Friday morning with roughly 50 million units on the move as of this writing. To put that number in perspective, AMD stock’s daily average trading volume is still higher at 74.5 million shares.
AMD stock is up 3.3% as of Friday morning and NVDA shares are up 3.2% at that same time.
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On the date of publication, William White did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines .
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