
Coherent Jumps 17% as AI Stocks Rebound, Leading S&P 500
Coherent rose 16.8% and Monolithic Power 16.6% on Nov. 9 as AI stocks rebounded from a sharp selloff, with Teradyne up 12.7% and the S&P 500 up 2.35%.
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Corning (GLW) rose over 10% before closing 7.4% higher near $120 after a Jefferies Buy rating. Lumentum gained 14% and Coherent 12% on AI data-center demand.
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Lumentum (LITE) gained while Marvell (MRVL) slid 8% as investors weighed a possible AI optics takeover.
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Oct 27
MaxLinear (MXL) fell 12.7% as Coherent, Lumentum and Applied Optoelectronics also dropped after a huge run.
Oct 9
Corning (GLW) landed a multi-billion-dollar Verizon order through 2032, and Lumentum (LITE) rose in sympathy.
Sep 29
Lumentum (LITE) shares closed up 11% at $978.54 as AI data center demand lifted optical stocks.
Sep 9

Coherent rose 16.8% and Monolithic Power 16.6% on Nov. 9 as AI stocks rebounded from a sharp selloff, with Teradyne up 12.7% and the S&P 500 up 2.35%.

Marvell Technology stock fell 13% and Lumentum 19% after the $115 billion all-stock AI optical networking deal, as investors questioned the price paid.

Marvell agreed to buy Lumentum in a $115 billion all-stock deal for AI optical networking, and shares of both companies fell sharply in Monday trading.

Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to buy Lumentum at about $83 billion, a deal that could be announced next week and reshape AI data-center optics.

Lumentum rose about 10%, Applied Optoelectronics 9% and Coherent 7% as bullish coverage and AI demand revived optical stocks ahead of November earnings.

Lumentum and Ciena fell about 10% and Coherent 7% on Oct. 12 as profit-taking hit AI stocks tied to optical networking after a sharp multi-week rally.
Lumentum shares rose about 6% after its CEO said optical components are sold out through early 2029, with up to 70% of some demand unmet through 2027.

Ciena (CIEN) shares surged 11% to 14% as AI networking stocks rallied, backed by a fiscal 2029 goal of 30% annual revenue growth and fresh analyst upgrades.

Coherent rose about 10% and Lumentum 9% as Bernstein began coverage at Outperform and PhotonLink drew fresh attention to AI stocks in optical networking.

Corning (GLW) jumped nearly 9% after Verizon committed to 80 million miles of fiber through 2032, lifting Lumentum, Coherent and Ciena on surging AI demand.

Ciena's Q3 FY2026 beat, with revenue up 37% to $1.67B and EPS up 215%, caused a 9% open drop before recovery amid AI optical buildout peak concerns.

Cardinal Health topped fiscal 2026 targets and issued above-consensus FY2027 guidance; Lumentum's optical components revenue doubled on AI demand; existing home sales slipped 1.7% in July.

Nasdaq closed July 9 up 1.22% as AI stock performance from AMD, Micron, and Marvell overcame Iran war jitters, while S&P 500 futures rise had already signaled tech sector recovery before the open.