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The tech sector remained under pressure on Wednesday as investors continued to flock to the safety of counter-cyclical areas of the market such as Utilities and Health Care.  Energy lagged as continued signs of a Middle East de-escalation and progress in Strait of Hormuz reopening has pulled the price of WTI Crude Oil futures below $70 per barrel.The evening session and a blowout earnings report from Micronhas manifested a sea change in sentiment and the likelihood of a snap-back rally in the AI trade on Thursday.  Shares of the memory maker were up over 14%, nearly erasing all of yesterday's broadbased losses.  The strong results from Micron also put a bid under the other semiconductor and memory names.  Elsewhere, a robust medium-term outlook from Qualcommwith a higher non-handset revenue target of $40B further relieved the tensions regarding valuations in Semis.  Late in afterhours, S&P e-minis are up 10.6% and Nasdaq 100 contract is up 2.0%.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Micronup 14.4%; Other semis and memory names broadly up in sympathy: Lam Researchup 6.5%, Rambusup 6.8%, Arm Holdingsup 6.7%, Sandiskup 11.1%, Western Digitalup 10.9%.Methode Electronics, Inc.up 14.4%ALSO HIGHER -Qualcommup 12.9% after disclosing medium-term targetsNETSTREITup 5.8% after entering S&P SmallCap 600 indexFormFactor, Inc.up 5.2% after being added to Russell 1000 indexDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -MillerKnolldown 4.9%Trip.com Group Limiteddown 4.3%H.B. Fullerdown 1.9%Jefferiesdown 1.6%ALSO LOWER -ARS Pharmaceuticalsdown 23.8% after commercial update on neffyTaysha Gene Therapiesdown 7.8% after equity offeringCG Oncology, Inc.down 5.4% after block trade

Sees FY27 revenue $3.93B-$4.13B, consensus $3.96B.

Reports Q4 revenue $1.0B, consensus $973.88M. "We delivered a strong Q4 relative to the expectations we set coming into the period. These results reflect the advantages of a business purpose-built around geographic and channel diversity. It is a business anchored by exceptional talent, iconic brands, world-class manufacturing capabilities, and an incomparable network of contract dealers, retail stores, and wholesale partners. I am honored to be stepping into the interim CEO role at an important time for the Company, and I am eager to help lead this business alongside a deeply tenured and highly aligned team of senior leaders with a shared desire to elevate our performance as a company," said Jeff Stutz, COO and incoming interim CEO. "As we begin a new fiscal year, I am confident in our ability to execute our strategic vision with heightened discipline, drive improved profitability, and further strengthen our balance sheet, all with an eye toward improving long-term value creation."

Sees Q1 revenue $928M-$968M, consensus $948.27M.