Tesla Leads with Nearly 10% Surge; Trading Volumes Hit 46.56B Amid Market Momentum

1. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)
Tesla surged by 9.80%, with the trading volume of 46.56B. Tesla's Model Y remains a top seller after six years. Tesla has surged nearly 10% following Musk's significant decisions and efforts to release lower-cost models, amid the US relaxing autonomous vehicle safety regulations.

2. Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Nvidia gained solidly by 4.30%, with the trading volume of 27.46B. NVIDIA plans to release the RTX 5060 graphics card in May, offering notable performance upgrades. Morgan Stanley has raised NVIDIA's 2026 earnings forecast, dismissing the notion of AI being in a "digestion phase" as ridiculous.

3. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
Palantir Technologies gained solidly by 4.64%, with the trading volume of 11.41B. Google and Palantir Technologies announced a collaboration to integrate Google Cloud into Palantir's FedStart platform, which enables large companies and startups to offer their software to US federal government agencies.

4. Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL)
Alphabet gained mildly by 1.68%, with the trading volume of 9.13B. Google Waymo explores entry into the personal autonomous vehicle market. Google DeepMind upgrades Music AI Sandbox platform, launching Lyria 2 music generation model. A U.S. judge sets a May 2 hearing on Google's digital advertising antitrust case.

5. Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)
Meta Platforms gained mildly by 2.65%, with the trading volume of 8.80B. Meta is restructuring Oculus Studios and Reality Labs, laying off over 100 employees to streamline VR and hardware operations. Meta introduces WebSSL, a non-language supervised AI model, focusing on visual self-learning using solely image data. Additionally, Meta migrates Threads domain to Threads.com.

6. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Apple gained mildly by 0.44%, with the trading volume of 7.96B. Tesla led major tech stock gains with a near 10% rise, while Apple plans to shift all US iPhone production to India by 2026, as its production base continues to expand in India amid strengthening operations.

7. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Microsoft gained mildly by 1.17%, with the trading volume of 7.40B. Microsoft has launched a PowerPoint web link feature to boost editing efficiency, announced updates for Windows 11 focusing on Recall AI and semantic search, confirmed the permanent removal of Windows Maps, and had Goldman Sachs maintain its buy rating with a target price of $450.

8. Microstrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR)
Microstrategy Incorporated gained solidly by 5.24%, with the trading volume of 7.08B. Microstrategy disclosed six insider transactions on April 24, 2025, including Director Patten Jarrod's purchase of 1,700 shares on April 23, 2025.

9. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Amazon.Com gained mildly by 1.31%, with the trading volume of 6.85B. Tesla shares surged nearly 10% amid strong performance of major tech stocks on April 25, indicating robust investor confidence in the company's growth prospects.

10. Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG)
Alphabet gained mildly by 1.47%, with the trading volume of 5.80B. Google DeepMind launches Lyria 2 music generation model; Needham and Citigroup both maintain Google A buy rating with respective targets of $178.00 and $200.00; U.S. judge to hold hearing on Google's digital advertising litigation May 2.