Shares of technology companies rose after stronger-than-anticipated economic data.
Memory chip makers such as Sandisk, Seagate and Micron rallied.
The economically sensitive chip makers were among the biggest losers in the tech sector during the height of Iran war worries.
Apple's pricing strategy on its newest devices suggested it wanted to take advantage of competitors' struggles with memory-chip prices and win market share by selling with lean margins.
Cloud-storage concern Box rallied after it posted better-than-anticipated earnings growth.
Software maker GitLab fell after it warned of slowing sales this year.
CoreWeave rallied after the cloud-computing giant unveiled a multiyear partnership with AI firm Perplexity.
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