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- The Magnificent Seven added over $250 billion as investors rushed back into high-growth stocks after cooling inflation data.
- The elite tech group had fallen over 20% from highs, shedding $3.3 trillion since December 2024’s market cap peak.
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The market’s biggest tech giants, often referred to as the Magnificent Seven, collectively added over $250 billion in market capitalization during Wednesday morning trading.
Investors piled back into high-growth stocks following the softer-than-expected inflation report.
The elite tech group of stocks was in free fall just days ago, down more than 20% from their highs and officially entering a bear market. Since its December 2024 market cap peak of over $17 trillion, Magnificent Seven has shed $3.3 trillion value in recent weeks.
The question now: Is this a true turnaround, or just a temporary relief rally?
Investors Rush To Buy Magnificent 7 As Inflation Cools
The catalyst for the dramatic rebound was February's Consumer Price Index report, which showed inflation cooling faster than expected.
Headline CPI eased to 2.8% year-over-year, down from 3%, and core CPI slipped from 3.2% to 3.1%, also below forecasts.
The outcome led markets to ramp up bets that the Federal Reserve may soon resume cutting interest rates. With inflation cooling, the CME FedWatch Tool shows traders fully pricing in three rate cuts by year-end.
That was enough to trigger a wave of dip-buying in the battered Magnificent Seven, a group that had entered a technical bear market earlier this week after the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF plunged 22% year-to-date.
Magnificent Seven Rebound: Nvidia, Tesla Rally
The total market capitalization change for the Magnificent Seven stocks by 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday is $258 billion.
Here's a breakdown with additional context on each company’s movements:
- Nvidia Corp. NVDA added $151.26 billion as its stock surged 5.7%. The semiconductor giant remains 25% below its record highs set in early January 2025.
- Tesla Inc. TSLA followed with a $52 billion increase, up 7%.
- Meta Platforms Inc. META increased $45.43 billion, climbing 3%.
- Amazon.com Inc. AMZN grew $23.33 billion, up 1.11%.
- Alphabet Inc. GOOGKL added $14.27 billion, rising 0.7%
- Microsoft Corp. MSFT saw a modest $1.41 billion gain, edging 0.1% higher.
- Apple Inc. AAPL was the only major laggard, shedding $29.19 billion, dropping 0.9%,
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