Internet reported that the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed up. The Dow Jones index rose 0.43%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.27%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.37%. Both the Nasdaq Index and the S & P 500 index hit new closing highs. Apple closed down 1.48%. Crypto-mining stocks generally rose, with Bitfarms (BITF) up 22%, Cipher Mining (CIFR) up 20%, and shares of IREN (IREN), Hut8 (Hut), Riot Platforms (RIOT) and TeraWulf (WULF) all rising about 15%. On the news front, Nebius Group reached a US$17.4 billion agreement with Microsoft to provide computing power for Microsoft's artificial intelligence business, which has inspired investors 'enthusiasm for companies with large-scale computing power, including Bitcoin miners.