FTXL is trading at $224.76, up 2.19%, as technology stocks gain support from enthusiasm surrounding NVIDIA’s planned $12.9 billion Hugging Face acquisition.

  • The August employment report showed 162,000 payroll gains and a steady 4.1% unemployment rate, reducing recession concerns while keeping markets focused on Federal Reserve policy.
  • Firm Nasdaq futures and easing Treasury yields are supporting technology stocks, with broad strength outweighing weakness in Broadcom.