On September 29, Corning rose 3.61% in regular trading, trading at $156.75/share, with turnover of $67.539 million. The core catalyst behind the rally is the announcement that AT&T has signed a multi-year agreement worth over $3 billion with Corning, under which Corning will supply the optical fiber and cable needed for AT&T's network expansion.

The sizeable order further solidifies Corning's leading position in the optical communications infrastructure space. Notably, Corning had previously come under significant selling pressure after announcing an equity distribution agreement with Goldman Sachs to sell up to $2 billion of its shares, which triggered a sharp drop of over 13%. The landing of this major contract is expected to help alleviate the bearish sentiment that had weighed on the stock in recent sessions, with the broader optical communications sector also seeing a collective rebound. Separately, Corning recently showcased a high-density optical die-to-die interconnect solution for AI scale-up systems at ECOC alongside Qualcomm and Lumentum, reinforcing market expectations for its role in AI data center optical communications.

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