Technology stocks led Wall Street higher on Thursday.

Nvidia, Salesforce, and others reported stronger spring profits.

Analysts did not expect such good results.

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%.

The Dow gained 187 points.

The Nasdaq climbed 1.2%.

Nvidia was the biggest driver.

It rose 7.5%.

It beat profit and revenue forecasts.

It also gave revenue growth guidance above analyst estimates.

This suggests strong demand for AI chips.

CEO Jensen Huang said AI has reached its inflection point.

He said AI is doing useful, profitable work.

This helped ease recent worries.

Some people thought AI stocks had risen too high.

Salesforce jumped 20.2%.

It said AI helped deliver one of its best quarters ever.

It beat profit expectations.

It raised its full-year revenue forecast.

CEO Marc Benioff said demand for AI and data products is incredible.

The company also expanded a partnership.

This partnership pairs Anthropic's Claude chatbot with its platform.

Other results were mixed.

HP fell 5.8%.

It beat profit estimates.

But people worried about PC sales and profit margins.

Best Buy dropped 4.4%.

It topped expectations.

But worries about stretched shoppers persisted.

Dollar General rose 6.3%.

It had strong profit.

Dollar Tree fell 3.1%.

It beat forecasts.

In the bond market, Treasury yields held steady.

A report showed fewer unemployment claims.

The 10-year yield stayed at 4.66%.

Investors await a Friday speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.

Oil prices rose slightly to $87.23 a barrel.

Global markets were mixed.

Seoul and Shanghai had gains.

Paris had a drop.