Microsoft is trading 3.55% higher at €451.00, supported by a constructive technology-market backdrop. - The Nasdaq Composite is up 0.58%, with buyers leaning into risk. - Microsoft unveiled Copilot capabilities on September 25, including a coding tool and always-on AI agent, reinforcing its AI narrative; coverage does not explicitly attribute the full move to the announcement. - Resilient core durable-goods demand and softer-than-feared consumer sentiment support the broader advance; investors await September PCE inflation and jobs data, plus next week’s Micron earnings.