NXP Semiconductors Jumping On Light Volume

NXP Semiconductors NV NXPI shares are jumping more than 6% today, albeit on light volume. At last check, shares were trading at $25.66, up $1.53‎ or 6.34%‎ on the session. Just over 1 million shares have been traded, which is well below the average daily volume of approximately 1.9 million shares. NXP Semiconductors has been in the news recently, as NXP is the leading chipmaker for near field communications (NFC), which is being used for the "digital wallet." There has been speculation that NXP could be the subject of a takeover by one of the larger chipmakers, but so far, nothing has come to fruition.