Key Points Investors sold out of AI chip stocks in Friday's daily session. Investment dollars flowed into AI software stocks, and Microsoft saw gains amid the trend. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock gained ground today even as a substantial number of other leading artificial intelligence (AI) stocks suffered sell-offs. The company's share price climbed 5.2% in the daily session. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 traded roughly flat in the session, and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day's trading down 0.7%.