SMH is trading at $566.73 (+1.57%) as record SK Hynix quarterly results and robust AI-memory demand lifted semiconductor sentiment.
- SK Hynix also announced a shareholder-return program.
- The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 3.6% in overnight trading, while chip gains supported US semiconductors ahead of the Fed decision.
- Broad US indexes were only modestly higher, suggesting the move was led primarily by semiconductor-sector strength. The Fed announcement and major technology earnings remained in focus.