Tech stocks reached their highest point since July.

Tech stocks reached their highest point since July.
Tech stocks reached their highest point since July.

On Wednesday, technology stocks reached new highs as the tech-heavy index rose 1% and investors flocked to prominent software and megacap companies.

Since mid-October, the advanced 1.5% has been rallying for four consecutive days, surpassing its previous high set in July.

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The rally coincided with a surge in key software companies, including , which rose more than 9% after reporting strong earnings on Tuesday. Additionally, climbed 4%, and jumped more than 5%. Lastly, and gained approximately 3% each.

The mainstay megacap technology stocks, including , , and , also rallied, with inching higher by 0.1% to a new record. Among the Magnificent Seven names, outperformed with a jump of more than 2%, while and rose at least 1% each. However, was the only laggard of the group, dipping about 0.9%.

In the semiconductor industry, another significant gainer experienced a 21% increase following a solid quarter, while and added approximately 1%.

Other technology funds notching new highs included the and .

by Samantha Subin

Markets