AMD stock gains after announcing first major share repurchase in its history By: MarketWatch May 19, 2021 at 14:52 PM EDT Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares rose Wednesday after the chip maker's board approved an unprecedented share repurchase program. Read More >> Related Stocks: Adv Micro Devices Applied Materials Compass Inc Cl A Intel Corp Nxp Semiconductors PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index SPX