QQQ outpaces SPY as services PMI, AI launches and oil headlines fill the session

QQQ opened 0.16% above its previous close and finished up 0.95%. SPY opened essentially flat and ended up 0.64%, leaving QQQ ahead by 0.32 percentage points. The December U.S. services PMI registered 52.5 versus the 52.9 estimate. AI headlines included AMD's new corporate data-center chip, Nvidia demand exceeding its prior 500 billion dollar forecast and xAI raising 20 billion dollars. After hours, Trump said Venezuela would transfer 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States. In the 15 minutes after the services PMI release, QQQ gained 0.33% and SPY added 0.23%, with three nearby headlines.