Nasdaq 100 futures surged after hours Thursday after encouraging earnings from Amazon.com and Google parent Alphabet.
Shares of Amazon.com climbed more than 4 percent in extended trade after reporting earnings per share and revenue well above expectations.
Alphabet shares rose more than 3.5 percent in after-hours trade after posting earnings that also topped expectations on both the top and bottom line.
The Nasdaq composite closed at a record Thursday.
The Nasdaq 100 hit a fresh intraday record Thursday but failed to end the day above its record close set on Monday.
Not all big tech stocks rose in after-hours trade.
Microsoft shares fell about 3 percent in extended trade after revenue missed. Intel shares were 3.5 percent lower in extended trade after revenue missed slightly.
Apple, the biggest market-cap stock in the S&P 500, traded little changed in extended hours.