Microsoft Shares Rise on Plans to Scale Azure Maia AI Infrastructure

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1Microsoft shares rose on Monday following the company's announcement to scale its Azure Maia system to multi-gigawatt deployments.

Microsoft shares rose on Monday following the company's announcement to scale its Azure Maia system. Benzinga reported that the company intends to expand the custom silicon system to multi-gigawatt deployments, signaling a commitment to enhancing its AI infrastructure and reducing reliance on external chip providers.

MSFT closed at $535.07 on October 9, 2026, with the session ranging between a low of $526.24 and a high of $537.22. In the broader peer group, AAPL was trading at $339.32 on October 12, 2026, while GOOGL closed at $351.66 and META closed at $718.67 on October 9, 2026.