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Wall Street closed sharply higher, driven by a rally in Microsoft shares, boosting the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices.
Amid Iran conflict and rising oil prices, Microsoft and major tech stocks are rallying as safe havens, offsetting market weakness but with AI disruption still a concern limiting new highs.
Market snapshot: Alphabet (GOOGL) +0.25%, QBTS +7.51%, IBM −1.39%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.77%.
Microsoft gained 1.77% while Oracle plunged 5.09%, suggesting short-term sector rotation or company-specific weakness at Oracle benefiting MSFT.
Microsoft shares rose 2.01% in a brief intraday move; no accompanying news or catalyst was provided.
Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose about 2.00%, reflecting a short-term bullish move without additional context on catalysts.
Intraday tape shows GS -0.88%, WBD +13.36%, MSFT +1.98% while the Dow (DJI) falls 0.43%.
Microsoft rose 2.06% while Amazon slipped 0.46% and Google nudged down 0.05; the Dow fell about 0.41% in the same session, reflecting mixed tech performance in intraday trading.