Tech led H1 stock gains — but the biggest winners weren’t in the U.S.
Investors trade on the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 2026.
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The technology sector has emerged as the clear winner in the first half of 2026. But while US Big Tech stocks made strong gains despite a sharp sell-off in late June, they have largely lagged their international peers.
The index, which includes large and medium-sized emerging market technology stocks among MSCI’s sector-specific indices, was the best performing index in the first six months of the year with a gain of over 90%.
Its European counterpart gained 44.8%, while the US version gained 19.4%.
This trend has also been seen in other parts of the market. Pan-European Stoxx 600 Technology index increased by 23.4 percent between January and June S&P 500 Information Technology index increased by 19.4%.
Technology-oriented Nasdaq 100 index — what matters Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft And Alphabet Among its components, it increased by 19.9% in the six months of June.
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