
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) were trading close to flat in the premarket Friday after big bullish days on Thursday caused the tech giants to rally 3.36% and 3.76%, respectively.
The spike helped lift the S&P 500 2.6% on the day, despite consumer price index data (CPI) for September showing inflation was still running hot, measuring in at 8.3%.