During U.S. trading hours, the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.33%, with AI compute and storage stocks leading gains, while payroll and tax/accounting software stocks weakened.

TechFlow reported on October 27 that, according to Bitget market data, during U.S. trading hours, the Nasdaq 100 index stood at 29,663.56 points, up 1.33%. Constituents were mixed; stocks related to AI compute, aerospace, storage, and semiconductors performed strongly, while stocks related to payroll services, tax/accounting software, and information services pulled back.

Among gainers, Nebius (NBIS.O) rose 10.03% to $168.64, primarily providing AI cloud computing and data center infrastructure services; Rocket Lab (RKLB.O) rose 8.27% to $58.27, primarily providing small launch vehicle and spacecraft manufacturing services; Western Digital (WDC.O) rose 8.21% to $385.38, primarily providing hard drives and data storage products; Ferrovial (FER.O) rose 8.10% to $54.43, primarily investing in, building, and operating transportation infrastructure; Astera Labs (ALAB.O) rose 7.12% to $277.99, primarily providing high-speed connectivity chips and related solutions for AI data centers.

Among decliners, Cintas (CTAS.O) fell 4.28% to $216.25, primarily providing corporate uniform rental and facility services; Thomson Reuters (TRI.O) fell 3.92% to $117.29, primarily providing professional information services and news services; Paychex (PAYX.O) fell 3.24% to $111.95, primarily providing payroll and human resources outsourcing services; Intuit (INTU.O) fell 3.06% to $329.48, primarily providing tax and financial management software such as TurboTax and QuickBooks; Automatic Data Processing (ADP.O) fell 2.64% to $293.18, primarily providing payroll, human resource management, and outsourcing services.

Source: TechFlow