Nasdaq-100 News & Analysis Today

The Nasdaq-100 is one of the most important U.S. stock market indices, tracking 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange, with heavy weightings in technology, biotech and communications. It’s the go-to benchmark for growth stocks, driven by names like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Alphabet, and it often moves sharply on interest rate expectations, earnings seasons and shifts in investor appetite for risk. Traders and investors follow the Nasdaq-100 as a snapshot of tech sector momentum and overall market sentiment.