Why IonQ Stock Surged Higher Today

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) stock posted big gains in Friday's trading. The quantum-computing company's share price closed out the daily session up 12.9%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index ended the day roughly flat, and the Nasdaq Composite index closed out the session up 0.1%.IonQ stock gained ground today amid rising investor enthusiasm for quantum-computing stocks. The recent bullish surge in the space was kicked off earlier this week by the unveiling of Alphabet's Willow chip, which has delivered a major leap forward in quantum capabilities.On Monday, Alphabet's Google division published a blog post detailing the achievements of its new Willow chip. The tech giant also published a report in Nature detailing the results of a benchmark test achieved by the chip.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool