A STRONG REBOUND IN MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR STOCKS LIFTED U.S. EQUITIES AS INVESTORS RETURNED TO THE AI TRADE, WITH A WIDELY FOLLOWED SEMICONDUC

A STRONG REBOUND IN MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR STOCKS LIFTED U.S. EQUITIES AS INVESTORS RETURNED TO THE AI TRADE, WITH A WIDELY FOLLOWED SEMICONDUCTOR INDEX POSTING ITS BIGGEST GAIN SINCE APRIL 2025 AND HELPING THE NASDAQ 100 CLIMB 3.4%, AS MICROSOFT SURGED 16% TO ADD ROUGHLY $450 BLN IN MARKET VALUE, ITS LARGEST SINGLE-DAY GAIN EVER, WHILE AMAZON ROSE AFTER-HOURS ON STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED EARNINGS AND APPLE TRADED LOWER.