More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.6%, the Nasdaq rose 1.7% and the S&P 500 was up 1.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among technology stocks include:

• Oracle Corp (ORCL): ORCL stock is up 8.3% today.

• Cepheid (CPHD): CPHD stock is up 8.5% today.

• Alcatel Lucent (ALU): ALU stock is up 7.5% today.

• Web.Com Group Inc (WWWW): WWWW stock is up 7.0% today.

• First Solar (FSLR): FSLR stock is up 6.3% today.

• Vasco Data Security International (VDSI): VDSI stock is up 5.8% today.

• Aspen Technology (AZPN): AZPN stock is up 4.8% today.

• Bitauto Holdings Limited (BITA): BITA stock is up 5.0% today.

• Soufun Holdings (SFUN): SFUN stock is up 4.7% today.

• Wipro Limited (WIT): WIT stock is up 4.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among technology stocks include:

• Taser International (TASR): TASR stock is down 2.1% today.

• 3D Systems Corp (DDD): DDD stock is down 2.2% today.

• Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ): CSIQ stock is down 1.7% today.

• Au Optronics Corp (AUO): AUO stock is down 1.5% today.

• Demandware Inc (DWRE): DWRE stock is down 0.9% today.

• Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMI): SMI stock is down 1.0% today.

• Verifone Systems (PAY): PAY stock is down 0.8% today.

• Sandisk Corp (SNDK): SNDK stock is down 0.3% today.

• Marcus & Millichap (MMI): MMI stock is down 0.5% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.