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Technology stocks rose on Thursday the day after AMD said it was on track with profitability goals.
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The technology heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 12.75 points to 2,451. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2.25 points to 399.76.
AMD rose 2 cents to finish at $6.93 after the company's chief executive, Hector Ruiz, reiterated the company's target to reach operational profitability in the second half of the year. Yesterday, the Sunnyvale, California-based firm announced plans to release chips with 6 and 12 cores, as it looks to stay competitive with Intel Corp.
Among other major technology stocks, Apple shares rose 2.5 percent; IBM was up 0.63 percent, Hewlett-Packard rose 0.84 percent, and Microsoft was increased 0.21 percent.
NVidia shares are expected to decline tomorrow after the company despite a profit gain for the first quarter of 34 percent. The results fell short of Wall Street Expectations as the company struggled to make enough of its graphics chips.
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