Investors who gave up on Nokia (NOK), BlackBerry (BB), Ericsson (ERIC), or Cisco Systems (CSCO) missed out on their rally.
Nokia gained over 60% from its 52-week low. Last week, it added 9.7% in reaction to its quarterly report.
Stock markets treated Nokia like an AI and cloud services supplier. In the third quarter, the network infrastructure segment delivered 11% in net sales growth.
Optical Networks grew by 19%, thanks to AI and Cloud customers, according to CEO Justin Hotard.
Network forecasts that its venture fund investments will add EUR 0.1 billion to its operating profit.
Its full-year profit forecast is EUR 1.7 billion to 2.2 billion.
IBM (IBM) slipped toward its 50-day moving average at below $270 last week. However, the stock jumped by 9.31% on Oct. 24, closing at $307.46, a new 52-week high.
In Q3, IBM posted a 7% revenue growth rate. CEO Arvind Krishna said that clients turned to it as a trusted partner to help them build embedded AI and infrastructure.
Author's summary: Nokia and IBM stocks showed significant growth.