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Nasdaq-100 rebounds after sell-off as Dow ends nearly flat
The Nasdaq-100 rose 1.17% on Monday as US technology shares tried to recover from a recent sell-off.
The index had fallen 7% from a record high reached less than two weeks earlier.
The Dow slipped 0.07%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.41%, leaving the broader market mixed.
Semiconductor stocks including Sandisk and Western Digital climbed as investors returned to shares recently hit by profit-taking.
Investors are still questioning whether AI infrastructure spending will earn enough, making the recovery vulnerable to disappointing results.
Tesla, Meta and SpaceX are among the companies investors are watching for strong margins and outlooks that could ease those concerns.
The Nasdaq-100 rose 1.17% on Monday as US technology stocks attempted to recover from a recent sell-off.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, ending nearly unchanged.
The S&P 500 gained 0.41%.
The Nasdaq-100 had lost 7% by Friday from a record high reached less than two weeks earlier.
Investors remained concerned about whether high spending on AI infrastructure will generate sufficient returns.
- Who
- US stock market investors and companies, including technology and semiconductor firms.
- What
- The Nasdaq-100 rebounded while the Dow ended nearly flat and the S&P 500 rose.
- When
- Monday, October 19, 2026.
- Where
- The New York Stock Exchange market.
- Why
- Investors bought technology shares after a sell-off, while questions remained about returns on AI infrastructure spending.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Nasdaq-100 had fallen 7% from a record high reached less than two weeks earlier.
The Nasdaq-100 rose 1.17% to 29,529.34 as it attempted a recovery.
- Nasdaq-100
- Rose 1.17% to 29,529.34
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Fell 0.07% to 51,966.03
- S&P 500
- Rose 0.41% to 7,690.73
- Nasdaq-100 decline
- Lost 7% by Friday from its recent record high
- Amazon
- Rose 5.0% and led Dow stocks
What people are saying
Investors are buying again after the sell-off
The recovery remains vulnerable
Disappointments could, by contrast, intensify concerns about financing AI infrastructure and increase pressure on the entire technology sector