2024-07-08 18:40:00 ET
For the most part, Monday was a rather forgettable day for the stock market. The S&P 500 index could only muster a 0.1% gain, and many titles traded sideways during the session. So the more than 1% gain of chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) to a new, all-time high share price was notable.
That day, Taiwan Semiconductor benefited from a long-tail trend, combined with a little adrenaline boost from an analyst.
The trend is the gnawing investor hunger for companies involved in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) , and the high-profile chip maker is front and center of this. It is busy selling current-generation processors that can handle AI functionalities, and developing new products with more computing power.
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Why Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Topped the Market Today