Palo Alto Networks is trading 10.71% up at BRL 31.94 after reports that CEO Nikesh Arora explored acquisitions of Datadog and Okta.

  • The discussions reportedly occurred before Palo Alto Networks completed its CyberArk acquisition, highlighting an aggressive cybersecurity-consolidation strategy.
  • Software-sector strength, including strong Nvidia and Salesforce results, is providing additional support, but the acquisition report is the clearest company-specific catalyst.