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title: "Tech stocks lead Nasdaq with Datadog emerging as highest weekly gainer"
type: "News"
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description: "The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.71% on Friday, buoyed by a positive nonfarm payroll report and gains in major chip and AI stocks. Datadog emerged as the highest weekly gainer among tech stocks, contributing to the overall upward trend in the index alongside other major Wall Street indexes."
datetime: "2026-05-08T20:35:18.000Z"
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# Tech stocks lead Nasdaq with Datadog emerging as highest weekly gainer

The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP:IND) moved higher on Friday in tandem with other major Wall Street indexes following a better-than-expected nonfarm payroll report. The Nasdaq closed 1.71% higher. Major chip and AI-related stocks also climbed after the U.S. said it expects Iran to respond to a proposal aimed at ending the war, despite continued exc...

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