We also break down next week’s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. In this article: This week’s tech sector performance US stocks advanced this week amid key economic data releases, with tech leading gains after Micron Technology’s (NASDAQ:MU) results release and easing artificial intelligence (AI) sector pressures. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) rose 0.02 percent on the week, closing Friday (December 19) at 6,834.5. However, tech stock losses earlier in the week kept gains in check. The Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) lost 0.1 percent for the week to close at 23,307.62 on Friday. 3 tech stocks moving markets this week 1. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) Micron Technology reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2026 on Thursday (December 18), showing strong results driven by surging high-bandwidth memory sales for AI data centers Revenue reached US$13.64 billion, up 93 percent from last year and higher than the company’s…
