SOXQ is trading at $99.89, up 1.66%, as AI infrastructure optimism lifts semiconductor and technology shares.
- Nasdaq-100 futures are up approximately 0.6% before the open; Akamai surged after signing an $11.6 billion Anthropic cloud-infrastructure agreement, reinforcing enthusiasm around accelerating AI-compute demand.
- August durable-goods data came in at 0.0% versus -0.4% expected, easing recession concerns; higher yields and oil remain risks.