The Dow Jones Industrials rallied 128.26 points to 38,033.71.
The S&P 500 index gained 33.54 points to 4,898.14.
The NASDAQ triumphed 168.12 points, or 1.1%, to 15,594.06.
Netflix shares surged 12% after the streamer said its total subscriber count hit an all-time high of 260.8 million. Revenue topped analysts’ estimates, as did current-quarter earnings guidance.
Elsewhere, Microsoft rose more than 1%, sending its market value above the $3-trillion level for the first time. The software stock joins Apple as the only two companies with a total market cap above that size.
Both gains added to mega-cap tech’s strong performance in 2024, which have propelled the S&P 500 to record highs and confirmed a new bull market. Communication services and information technology stocks boosted the broad index on Wednesday, with both sectors up more than 1%.
Beyond technology, AT&T slipped more than 2% on lower-than-expected earnings. Dupont De Nemours tumbled more than 11% after preannouncing weak fourth-quarter results and issuing disappointing first-quarter guidance.
Earnings reports will remain a focus of traders, with Tesla, Las Vegas Sands and IBM due after the bell. Of the more than 16% of S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly financials thus far in the earnings season, over 71% have surpassed Wall Street expectations.
On the economic front, traders will be looking toward data on fourth quarter gross domestic product and the closely watched personal consumption expenditures price index expected later in the week.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury sagged, raising yields to 4.15% from Tuesday’s 4.14%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices regained $1.34 to $75.71 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $10.60 to $2,015.20.