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August 27, U.S. stocks closed higher with tech shares leading gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.20%, the S&P 500 added 0.72%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.57% as upbeat investor sentiment toward artificial-intelligence plays offset lingering growth concerns.
Chipmakers and cloud software names dominated the session’s action. Nvidia (NVDA) surged 8.74% after another wave of bullish price-target hikes, while Salesforce (CRM) leapt 22.58% on strong quarterly results and guidance. CrowdStrike (CRWD) climbed 20.50% following record billings, and ServiceNow (NOW) advanced 10.04% on AI-driven demand. Broadcom (AVGO) rallied 4.49% alongside Intel (INTC) up 4.36% and Palantir (PLTR) up 4.75%. Tesla (TSLA) gained 2.60% as it rolled out new driver-assist features. Microsoft (MSFT) added 1.72%, but Amazon.com (AMZN) slipped 1.54% and Meta Platforms (META) fell 0.87% on profit-taking.
Additional movers showed brisk trading in high-beta instruments and China ADRs. Semiconductor bull ETF Direxion SOXL rose 5.53%, while its bearish counterpart SOXS fell 5.72%. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) advanced 2.30% after reports of capacity expansion in Arizona. Alibaba (BABA) fell 2.95% as Chinese tech names lagged, though Baidu (BIDU) climbed 3.95% on AI chip optimism. Meiwu Technology (WNW) spiked 33.47% in a low-float rally, and Salesforce’s supplier Twilio (TWLO) slid 3.4% in sympathy with Amazon weakness.
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