These Were the 5 Top-Performing Stocks in the Nasdaq-100 in 2024

Tech stocks rallied in 2024, with powerhouse artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Nvidia (NVDA -0.02%) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR -2.52%) bringing up the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%). But it was a good year for the whole market, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 only surpassed it by a hairbreadth -- a 25.9% gain versus 25% for the S&P 500.Two of the tech index's components had massive upswings over the year, beating everything in the broader index. But those gains were balanced by ho-hum performance by some o ...