On Friday, quantum computing concept stocks continued their strong performance, with Infleqtion (INFQ.US) rising nearly 20%. Rigetti Computing (RGTI.US) gained over 19%, while Quantum Computing (QUBT.US) and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS.US) advanced more than 15%. IonQ (IONQ.US) increased over 8%, and IBM (IBM.US) rose nearly 3%. The momentum follows the U.S. Department of Commerce's Thursday announcement that the government will invest approximately $2 billion in equity funding into nine quantum computing companies to bolster American leadership in the field. Analysts note that as the AI boom drives sustained demand for computing power, quantum computing is rapidly emerging as a new frontier technology sector attracting Wall Street's attention.
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