India, June 9 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) shares climbed 17.71 percent, gaining $10.81 to $71.85 on Tuesday after the semiconductor equipment maker announced that a leading logic customer placed a follow-on order for its NSA500 nanosecond annealing system following the successful acceptance of an evaluation tool.
The stock is currently trading at $71.85, compared with its previous close of $61.04 on the Nasdaq. During the session, it opened at $62.98 and traded between $62.98 and $71.90. Trading volume reached 702,857 shares.
The company also disclosed that it shipped an NSA500 system to a third advanced logic customer for evaluation, highlighting growing interest in the technology among advanced semiconductor manufacturers. Veeco sa...