Nasdaq rallies as chip stocks recover from brutal losses

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The Nasdaq closed higher after AI and chip stocks dragged it into correction territory in the prior session amid fears over the midterm election results' impacts on regulation.

BEP Research founder Ben Pouladian analyzes the technology stock selloff and concerns surrounding artificial intelligence infrastructure on ‘Making Money.’

The Nasdaq Composite climbed on Friday after a sell-off hit artificial intelligence stocks and sent the exchange into correction territory during the prior trading session.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.09%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 237.33 points, or 0.46%, to 51,285.73. The S&P 500 was up 0.31%.

Gains within technology were broadly shared, with the semiconductor index rallying 4.2%. Nvidia rose 2.8%, Advanced Micro Devices added 11% and Sandisk rebounded almost 4%. Shares within the sector opened strongly and held much of their gains, with the Nasdaq ending up 1.1% after trading as much as 2% higher.

Technology and chip stocks were among those hardest hit on Thursday as investors weighed what Democrats' sweeping midterm election victories could mean for AI regulation and data center development.

On Friday, megacap and growth stocks were mixed. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

The sell-off came just one day after stocks rallied following the midterm elections.

"The obvious catalyst for the sharp selloff is that markets are pricing in the midterm results, after yesterday saw markets rise across the board as the political risk premium unwound," eToro market analyst Jakub Rochlitz said.

Tesla rose 4.2% and SpaceX jumped 8.6% among technology shares bouncing back from Thursday’s plunge. Among other stock movers, software firm Atlassian dropped 16% after reporting first-quarter results. Airbnb climbed 12% after the vacation rental platform raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast.

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