Two days after a broad semiconductor-stock sell-off driven by a light forecast from the Dutch firm ASML, chipmakers rallied on Thursday on TSMC's strong results. TSMC itself climbed as much as 13% in New York trading, while major industry players Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron each rose roughly 4% at intraday highs.

Chip stocks rose on Thursday after the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., reinvigorated Wall Street’s AI enthusiasm.

U.S. chip stocks rose on Thursday after industry bellwether TSMC's strong sales forecast boosted investor optimism about demand for processors used to power artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co,