BUZZ-US chip stocks advance on AI build-out hopes

NVIDIA Corporation
Intel Corporation
Micron Technology, Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Arm Holdings

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** U.S. chipmakers rally premarket after AMD's Q4 EPS and earnings beat, bullish AI outlook fuels sector optimism

** Roundhill Memory ETF DRAM.Z jumps 7.6%; Intel INTC.O, Arm ARM.O surge 6.6%, 11.2% respectively

** Qualcomm QCOM.O up 3.7%; U.S.-listed stocks of TSMC TSM.N, Micron MU.O gain ~1%, 6.6%, respectively

** AMD's $10.25 bln revenue vs $9.89 bln est; EPS $1.37 vs $1.29 est

** "AMD has had plenty of excitement around AI before, but the fundamental story is now starting to look more real, helped by a larger addressable market, stronger product positioning" said Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown

** Philadelphia Semiconductor Index .SOX is up 55% YTD