SMGB.L is trading at £77.60 (+3.03%) as semiconductor momentum drives gains.

  • Sandisk, Seagate Technology and Western Digital rose up to 3%; SOXX gained about 2% before the session.
  • September 4 jobs data showed payrolls up 162,000 and unemployment holding at 4.1%, lifting Treasury yields and keeping Fed-rate risks in focus.
  • NVIDIA rose 1.8% after its $12.93 billion Hugging Face acquisition, partly offsetting Broadcom’s 2.7% decline; the move was sector-driven, not SMGB.L-specific.