GDANSK/MILAN, May 27 : Shares of European chipmaker X-FAB surged on Wednesday after retail buying tied to a viral social media post, in the latest sign of speculative trading in semiconductor stocks.The Paris-listed stock rose as much as 76 per cent, briefly valuing the company at about 2.06 billion euros ($2

GDANSK/MILAN, May 27 : Shares of European chipmaker X-FAB surged on Wednesday after retail buying tied to a viral social media post, in the latest sign of speculative trading in…

Retail flows appeared to dominate activity, with X-FAB among the most traded stocks on Germany's Tradegate platform, ranking second behind U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology and…

X-FAB shares surged 76% after a viral social media post, briefly pushing the European chipmaker's market cap to $2.4B with no corporate news behind the move.