🟢 Tech ETF (SOXQ) is trading 2.3% up in pre-market as AI-infrastructure optimism lifts chip shares ahead of CPI

SOXQ is trading at $97.37 in pre-market, up 2.3% from the August 11 close of $95.19, as AI-infrastructure optimism supports semiconductor shares.

• Firmer Nasdaq futures and broad pre-market strength include NVIDIA, Micron, and Intel.
• Stronger Asian chip stocks are reinforcing the sector bid.
• Investors await the July CPI release at 8:30 a.m. ET; cooling inflation could support rate-sensitive technology shares.