Shares of some of the world's biggest technology companies gained ground on Friday after several difficult sessions for the market. Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was up as much as 2.4%, social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) rose as much as 3.7%, and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) climbed as much as 3.8%.

While each of the stocks dipped slightly from those highs, the trio were still up 1.5%, 3.7%, and 3.5% respectively, as of 12:46 p.m. ET.

The catalyst that sent a wide swath of technology stocks higher today was a read on consumer spending, which was more robust than many had predicted.

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