Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) shares rose over 2% ahead of quarterly earnings, with analysts bullish on stock. Needham analyst raised price target to $210, citing potential in GenAI tech wave. Bank of America analyst also raised target to $210, noting stable ad spending growth despite AI chatbot competition fears.

Meta (META) and Apple (AAPL) rose 1.3% and 1.1% respectively, while Amazon (AMZN) gained nearly 1%. Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) saw fractional declines. Tesla (TSLA) fell 0.3% ahead of its own quarterly earnings report.

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