The S&P 500 rose on Wednesday, with major technology stocks advancing, as traders digested more data showing inflation is cooling.
The broad market index finished up 0.38% at 7,572.40, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.62% to settle at 26,269.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 150.37 points, or 0.29%, to end at 52,658.64.
Investors appeared to be paring exposure to key semiconductor stocks and moving into shares of certain Big Tech names. Notably, Amazon and Alphabet moved up around 3%, while Microsoft was higher by nearly 3%. Apple gained 4%, hitting a new all-time high.
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