According to CNBC, the S&P ex-AI index gained 2.4% through Thursday while the S&P 500 fell nearly 1%, putting the non-AI benchmark ahead by 3.29 percentage points and on pace for its second-biggest weekly outperformance since early 2024. Fair Isaac rose almost 14%, Equifax gained 10.4%, Darden Restaurants advanced 10.3% and Brown-Forman rose 9% this week. On Wednesday, the S&P ex-AI index gained 0.61%, outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.72 percentage points.