The tech-heavy index rose 0.9% on Friday to 25,114.44, after strong quarterly results from Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
AI optimism and heavy spending on cloud and data-centre infrastructure by Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Nvidia helped drive gains, despite some pullback on Monday.
The Nasdaq is up nearly 8% in 2026 after a brief February dip, with the report highlighting semiconductor and technology mutual funds as ways to tap momentum.
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