Nasdaq Hits New High: Has AI Investment Entered a Bubble Phase? Q2 Earnings May Be an Important Juncture for Validating Fundamentals.
Tradingkey - Last Friday (May 8), U.S. tech stocks strengthened again, supported by the dual catalysts of improving geopolitical conditions and stellar corporate earnings. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.71% to hit a record high, closing at 26,247.08 points. The PHLX Semiconductor Index jumped 5.51% to close at 11,775.5 points, also reaching a record high. Among mega-cap tech stocks, Micron Technology (MU) surged 15.49%, Intel (INTC) rose 13.96%, AMD (AMD) gained 11.44%, Qualcomm (QCOM) climbed 8.17%, and Tesla (TSLA) increased 4.02%.