On July 23, Ciena rose 3.07% in regular trading, trading at $407.725/share, with turnover of $45.11 million. The optical communication sector strengthened again after a brief pre-market pullback in the prior session, extending its rebound pattern.

On the news front, the broader communication equipment sector saw widespread gains, with Lumentum up 6.19%, Applied Optoelectronics up 5.91%, and Cisco up 0.69%. The sector had undergone consecutive corrections since July 13 following profit-taking pressure triggered by major shareholder reduction disclosures and a prior rally catalyzed by NVIDIA's ultra-high capacity long-distance transmission network project — a three-year initiative with an estimated investment of $5 billion to $10 billion. Recent sessions suggest selling pressure has been gradually absorbed.

On fundamentals, Ciena's latest interim report showed revenue of $2.998 billion, up 36.38% year-over-year, with net profit surging 588.26%. Multiple institutions maintain overweight ratings, and BNP Paribas recently raised its price target to $640 from $625, maintaining an Outperform rating.

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