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Amazon gained 0.6% to $272.68. AWS growth reacceleration and the expanding AI moat narrative kept the stock within 2% of highs.

Amazon's custom Trainium chips and AWS's AI inference platform are positioning it as the picks-and-shovels play alongside NVIDIA. Margins are expanding.

52-week high at $278.56 is the target. Prime Day timing announcement and any new AWS AI product launches could catalyze the breakout.

Dow barely moved, adding just 12 points to 49,609. Old-economy names lagged as money rotated hard into growth and semis.

The Dow's flatness while Nasdaq surges 2.35% signals a classic rotation. Industrials and financials need rate-cut clarity that CPI data could provide.

50,000 psychological level remains the target. Needs breadth expansion from industrials and financials — unlikely without softer inflation data.