SOXL is trading 8.06% higher as July CPI matched expectations, easing concerns about higher-for-longer rates and supporting growth stocks.

  • Headline inflation was 3.4% annually, while core CPI was 2.5%.
  • Strong AI-infrastructure results from CoreWeave and Super Micro Computer lifted semiconductor and hardware sentiment; SMCI rose 9% premarket.
  • The broader Nasdaq was higher, while SOXX gained nearly 2%.