BUZZ-Qualcomm forecasts weaker profit, expects smartphone market rebound; shares rise

QUALCOMM Incorporated

QUALCOMM Incorporated

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** Shares of chip firm Qualcomm QCOM.O rise 13% to $176.3 in extended trading
** Co forecasts quarterly adjusted profit below Wall Street expectations as it braces for a hit to demand stemming from a shortage of memory chips used in consumer electronics

** Co reports second-quarter revenue of $10.6 billion, in line with expectations

** Co forecasts third-quarter adjusted profit of between $2.10 and $2.30 per share, compared with estimates of $2.45 per share - data compiled by LSEG

** Co forecast third-quarter chip revenue of between $7.9 billion and $8.5 billion, below estimates of $8.93 billion

** Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the smartphone market should begin to rebound after its fiscal third quarter

** Up to last close, QCOM down 8.8% YTD