# AXT Shares Fall Nearly 9% in Early Trading After Wednesday’s Rally By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/55586 Published: 2026-11-12T15:44:53.000Z Updated: 2026-11-12T15:44:53.000Z Section: Investing > The shares fell $4.13 to $42.83 after rising 19% Wednesday amid a sector-wide rally. AXT, Inc. (AXTI) shares fell nearly 9% in early Thursday trading, giving back part of Wednesday’s 19% gain after a sector-wide rally lifted the semiconductor materials maker’s stock. The shares dropped $4.13 to $42.83 during the first hours of trading Thursday. AXT manufactures compound semiconductor substrates. AXT gained [15.1% in early Wednesday trading](). That figure and Wednesday’s 19% gain reflect different measurement windows. ## Links in this article - [15.1% in early Wednesday trading](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/54121)