Chip Stocks Climb As 4 New Names Join SOX Index. AMD Breaks Out.

The Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as SOX, rose Monday after completing its annual reconstitution. Gainers included four new constituent stocks, which replaced four other chip stocks. On the stock market today, the SOX rose 4.3%. That marked its fifth straight day of gains in regular-session trading. The SOX, officially called the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, substituted four stocks in its…

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