Intel Corp.’s stock surged 3.4% to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s gainers, and to bounce back above the widely-watched 50-day moving average line, amid a broad rally in the semiconductor sector. The stock had been hovering just above the 50-day MA line, which chart watchers use as a guide to the short-term trend, for about a week until closing just below on Thursday for the first time since Aug. 29, 2017. The line currently extends to $43.46. Meanwhile, the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF jumped 1.8% to $170.20, with all 30 of its equity components trading higher, but remained just below its 50-day MA at $171.25. Among the ETF’s other more-active components, shares of Micron Technology Inc. climbed 0.6%, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rallied 1.6%, Nvidia Corp. surged 2.5% and Applied Materials Inc. ran up 3.0%. All four of those stocks are below their 50-day MAs.
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