AMD Breaks $1 Trillion as Chip Stocks Rip Higher on Meta's Muse AI.
AMD's market valuation topped $1 trillion in intraday trading for the first time as chip stocks rallied on excitement over CPU demand tied to Meta's Muse AI agent, with Intel and Meta also posting big gains.
Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) market valuation surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in intraday trading Monday, with the stock jumping more than 9% on the session. The move came alongside a broader semiconductor rally: shares of Intel (INTC), AMD, and Arm Holdings all surged on investor excitement over CPU growth, a wave of enthusiasm triggered largely by the runaway popularity of Meta's new Muse AI agent.
A chip rally with no company-specific news
Notably, AMD and Intel are both trading sharply higher on no direct company-specific news of their own — the move is being driven by sector-wide optimism about CPU demand rather than any individual announcement from either chipmaker. That optimism has been amplified by comments from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who said last week that the company can currently meet only about 50% of customer demand for its chips — a supply-constraint signal that's reinforcing the bullish demand narrative across the group.
Meta's Muse AI is the catalyst
The spark behind the broader rally is Meta Platforms (META), which is also trading sharply higher as investors respond to the company's AI efforts — specifically the launch of its Muse AI agent, which has quickly become the top free app on Apple's App Store. Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating on Meta, with a $796 price target, citing enthusiasm around the product's early traction.
AI leadership across the market
AI-related names continue to provide much of the market's leadership Monday. The information technology sector is up 1.6% and communication services is up 3.2%, while the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is up 1.3%. Meta, Intel, and AMD are among the top-performing S&P 500 components on the day amid broad strength in semiconductor stocks, with Arm Holdings (ARM) also posting a double-digit percentage gain alongside them.
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