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Shares of semiconductor giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) were up Friday, gaining 2.7% as of noon ET, but were up as much as 3.6% earlier in the day. The rise comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up 1% and 1.5%, respectively. Broadcom received a price target boost Friday from an analyst at Barclays.