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Synopsys shares edged higher in premarket trading as improving market sentiment and an oversold RSI encouraged dip-buying despite the stock remaining below key moving averages.

Detailed price information for Adv Micro Devices (AMD-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMHX) has ripped higher in 2026, gaining 58.48% year to date through July 6, and it does not own a single share of the world’s largest chipmaker. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), the foundry that physically fabricates chips for nearly every marquee AI silicon designer, is absent by design. That absence ... This Semiconductor ETF Is Up 58% This Year and Doesn’t Own TSMC

A semiconductor ETF has ripped higher in 2026 without owning one of the most recognizable chip names on the market. The VanEck Fabless Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMHX) is up 54.22% year to date through July 2, 2026, and it holds zero shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). That absence is baked into the fund’s mandate. What SMHX Actually ... This Semiconductor ETF Is Up 54% This Year and Refuses to Own Intel