- Major memory-chip companies like Micron, SanDisk, and SK Hynix rose in pre-market trading on September 4, driven by a broader technology sector recovery and easing Treasury yields.
- The rebound followed recent pressure from Broadcom's weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, while Dell's strong results highlighted robust AI server demand and severe component constraints.
- Wall Street maintains a Strong Buy consensus rating on all three memory stocks, with Micron leading at an estimated 62.26 % upside.
- U.S. stock index futures diverged ahead of the market opening while investors awaited the crucial August non-farm payrolls report.
- Driven by surging AI demand and Taiwan semiconductor capacity expansion, the semiconductor sector strengthened collectively in pre-market trading.
- Meanwhile, Lululemon plunged over 20 % following disappointing second-quarter earnings, and Tesla dropped nearly 3 % amid regulatory scrutiny and declining European sales.
- Major US stock indices recorded gains on September 3, with the Nasdaq rising 1.4 % , the S&P 500 up 1.06 % , and the Dow Jones increasing 1.18 % .
- Robinhood and Snowflake experienced significant stock surges, rising 16.57 % and 16.55 % respectively.
- Argentina YPF and Broadcom declined by 2.78 % and 2.74 % respectively during the trading session.
- On September 3, US stocks closed higher with technology shares mostly advancing, while the Federal Reserve's internal rate hike divergence lowered market rate hike expectations below 50 %.
- Nvidia announced a 12.93 billion US dollar acquisition of Hugging Face to expand its generative AI influence, and Tesla surged over 5 % ahead of its Cybercab event.
- Other notable movers included Palantir rising nearly 8 % and cryptocurrency concept stocks such as Mara and Cipher Digital surging over 10 %.