QQQ leads a broad advance as softer labor data meets tech catalysts

QQQ opened 0.27% higher and finished up 0.90%. SPY opened 0.08% higher and ended up 0.44%, leaving QQQ ahead by 0.46 percentage points. Below-forecast JOLTS openings accompanied gains after the release, while tariff retaliation and Iran policy kept geopolitical risks in view. Palantir's AI-demand rally and post-close Alphabet and AMD results kept technology headlines prominent.