Why did Synopsys stock rise on 6 October?
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Synopsys on Nasdaq rose sharply in the latest session, lifted by its new Amazon chip-design deal and buyback news. Over the last five trading days Synopsys climbed very sharply, outpacing both a clearly higher S&P 500 and a sharply higher technology sector. The likely driver was the pair of AI-focused partnerships unveiled at its investor day — a multiyear revenue-sharing tie-up with OpenAI on a chip-design model and a custom-silicon agreement with Amazon worth over $1 billion — plus raised long-term growth targets and analyst target hikes. A $1 billion accelerated share repurchase (a buyback executed quickly through a bank) with JPMorgan, announced yesterday, likely added support. Watch the next earnings report in early December, where the market will test whether the strong design business and ANSYS acquisition are translating into cash growth.
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