Markets surged on Monday as Brent crude dropped 3.4% and tech stocks rallied, led by an 8.6% jump in Meta Platforms and significant gains in the semiconductor sector.
Meta jumped 8.6% after its Muse AI agent topped free iPhone downloads, driving chip stocks higher.
Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.8% as chip stocks surged and oil retreated.
S&P 500 rose 1.2%, approaching its record high from last month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% amid the broader market rally.
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U.S. stock indexes rallied on Monday as falling oil prices and easing bond yields provided a tailwind for technology shares. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.8%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.2% to approach record highs. Meta Platforms surged 8.6% following the success of its Muse AI agent, fueling a broader rally in semiconductor stocks including AMD and Intel.
Chip stocks like AMD and Intel rose on investor optimism that the rapid adoption of Meta's Muse AI agent will drive sustained demand for high-performance computing hardware.
The market remains sensitive to oil prices; sustained high energy costs could force the Federal Reserve to implement more aggressive interest rate hikes than currently anticipated.