U.S. Stocks Rally Driven By Tech Strength

U.S. equity markets rose February 25, 2026, with the Nasdaq up about 1.1% to near 22,863, the S&P 500 gaining 0.8% to 6,890.07 and the Dow climbing 0.4% to 49,174.50, while the VIX fell 7% to 19.55. Tech strength led by Nvidia's pre-earnings momentum and notable corporate results—Salesforce reported record Q4 RPO above $72 billion and Snowflake posted $1.23 billion in product revenue—drove risk-on sentiment ahead of GDP and jobs data.