
The major US equities are around session highs. The Nasdaq Composite currently boasts the biggest move by percent (+3.56%).
The Nasdaq's surge as large-cap tech plays like Apple (AAPL +4.4%) and Google (GOOG +3.8%) surge after enduring a sharp drop in the prior session. Technolody sector added 1.2%.
Semiconductor-related plays are up, but lagging on a relative basis, however. In turn, the Semiconductor HOLDRs ETF (SMH) is up less than 2%.