All three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher; Dell Technologies rose over 15%.

The three major US stock indexes all closed higher: the Dow Jones rose by 0.56%, the Nasdaq by 0.45%, and the S&P 500 by 0.46%. AI application software stocks fell, with MongoDB down more than 13% and Datadog down more than 6%. The utilities sector declined as well, with Edison International down more than 6% and Pacific Gas and Electric down more than 5%. Driven by better-than-expected earnings reports, Dell Technologies surged over 15% and GitLab gained nearly 10%.