Microsoft and Alphabet are leading stocks higher in early US trading. The NASDAQ index is the biggest gainer. The Dow Industrial Average is trading near unchanged.

A snapshot of the markets shows:

  • Dow Industrial Average average up 35 points or 0.10% at 38124.65
  • S&P index of 31.66 points or 0.64% at 5080.
  • NASDAQ index up 205 points or 1.31% at 15816.

The small-cap Russell 2000 is trading up 4.08 points or 0.21% at 1965.28.

Big gainers include:

  • Google up 10.02%
  • Microsoft up 2.76%
  • Amazon up 1.79%
  • Super Micro Computers up 2.34%