Shares of software companies are trading higher as the industry extends its recent rally, which may be due to investors rotating out of weakened semiconductor and AI hardware stocks into less capital-intensive areas of the tech sector. The industry may be buoyed by trader optimism ahead of Microsoft's Q4 earnings that will be reported after the market closes.

Shares of software companies are trading higher as the industry extends its recent rally, which may be due to investors rotating out of weakened semiconductor and AI hardware stocks into less capital-intensive areas of the tech sector. The industry may be buoyed by trader optimism ahead of Microsoft's Q4 earnings that will be reported after the market closes.