U.S. equities resumed their upward march, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index climbing 1.5% on 24 June to its first record close since February. The advance followed several weeks of consolidation after the market’s early-year rally. Broader benchmarks soon followed: the S&P 500 added 0.5% on 27 June, also setting its first all-time high since February. Both milestones underscore renewed investor appetite for large-capitalisation technology shares that dominate the major gauges. Momentum persisted into July. Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 touched fresh intraday highs at the 9 July open, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund has risen 4.4% so far in the third quarter, suggesting a widening of leadership beyond the megacap technology names.