Woofun AI reports that U.S. equity markets closed with broad-based gains, driven significantly by the artificial intelligence sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.72%, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 1.12%.

Concurrently, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fell 1.52%, indicating reduced market fear.

Within the AI-related segment, Arista Networks led the rally with an 8.31% increase. Other notable performers included AMD, which gained 6.61%, Astera Labs up 6.48%, SoundHound AI rising 6.26%, and CoreWeave advancing 5.77%. The text also notes that MSX, a real-world asset trading platform, has launched tokens linked to major U.S. stocks and ETFs including NVDA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.