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U.S. Optical Communication Stocks Rise Pre-Market, MaxLinear and Corning Up Over 3%

On June 11, U.S. optical communication stocks collectively rose in pre-market trading. AXT Inc increased by over 6%, Credo Technology and Tower Semiconductor rose by over 5%, MaxLinear was up by over 4%, while Astera Labs, POET Technologies, MaxLinear, Corning, and Coherent all gained over 3%. Viavi Solutions, Lumentum, Applied Optoelectronics, and GlobalFoundries increased by over 2%, and Broadcom rose by nearly 2%.

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