Movement Alert｜Applied Materials Rises 3.21% in Regular Trading, India $5 Billion Investment Plan Continues to Fuel Semiconductor Equipment Rally

On September 21, Applied Materials rose 3.21% in regular trading, trading at $458.175/share, with turnover of $737 million. The stock extended pre-market gains as the company's landmark India investment plan continued to drive bullish sentiment across the semiconductor equipment sector.

On the news front, Applied Materials recently announced at the SEMICON India conference a plan to invest $5 billion in India over the next decade, covering the construction of a 140-acre R&D campus in Bangalore, supply chain capacity expansion, and talent development, with a target to increase Indian supply chain capacity tenfold by 2035. The market widely views this as a strategic move to diversify geopolitical risk amid ongoing US-China trade tensions and export controls, while optimizing the company's global supply chain footprint.

The broader semiconductor equipment sector rallied in sympathy, with KLA Corporation up 3.1%, Lam Research up 2.15%, ASML Holding up 1.02%, and Teradyne up 1.27%. Additionally, SEMI data showed global semiconductor equipment shipments surged 23% year over year in Q2 to $40.53 billion, providing a favorable macro backdrop for the sector.

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