Market Overview

Global stocks are pointing mostly down currently ahead of US nonfarm payrolls report today at 14:30 CET. Wall Street ended lower on Thursday despite strong gains by Microsoft and Meta buoyed by strong earnings reports. Amazon shares rose 1.8% outperforming market before sinking 6.6% in extended trading as Amazon delivered a strong second quarter but gave weak profit guidance, Apple shares slid 0.7% on Thursday but surged 2.4% in after-hours trading after the iPhone maker reported third-quarter earnings beat.

Equity indexes are trading higher currently after strong Meta, Microsoft earnings reports. Wall Street finished mixed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Microsoft shares added 0.18% but surged 8.28% in after-hours trading after the tech giant reported better than expected fourth-quarter results, Meta shares slid 0.68% on Wednesday underperforming market before rallying 11.49% in extended trading as the social networks leader reported blowout second-quarter results and guidance.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently after Wall Street dipped on Tuesday amid mixed earning reports. Amazon shares slid 0.76% despite UBS raising its price target for Amazon to $271 from $249 and maintaining a “Buy” rating on the stock the previous day, Alphabet shares rose 1.56% on Tuesday outperforming market.

Global equity indexes are trading mostly up currently after Wall Street ended mixed on Monday while recoding fresh all-time highs. Microsoft shares slipped 0.24% underperforming market despite Stifel raising its price target on Microsoft to $550 from $500 while maintaining a “Buy” rating on the stock, Apple added 0.08% on Monday while JPMorgan reiterated its “Overweight” rating on Apple.

Equity indexes are trading mostly higher currently as president Trump announced overnight US and European Union reached a framework trade agreement after Wall Street finished at fresh records on Friday. Amazon shares slid 0.34% underperforming market amid reports Jeff Bezos has sold off a cumulative $5.7 billion worth of Amazon shares since his wedding in June in accordance with the trading plan adopted by the US SEC in March for up to 25 million shares, Nvidia shares slipped 0.14% on Friday.

Global stocks are pointing mostly down currently ahead of US durable goods orders report today at 14:30 CET. Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday. Apple shares slipped 0.18% underperforming market, Tesla shares sank 8.2% on Thursday after the company reported another quarter of lackluster financial results and Musk warned of some potentially “rough quarters” for earnings following the elimination of a federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

Global equity indexes are pointing up currently on US-Japan trade deal after Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday. Amazon shares slid 0.8% while Needham & Company raised its price target for Amazon to $265 from $220 and maintained a “Buy” rating on the stock, Tesla shares rose 1.1% on Tuesday outperforming market as Wedbush reiterated its “Outperform” rating and $500 price target on Tesla ahead of the company’s earnings report scheduled for today.

Global equity indexes are trading in opposite directions currently ahead of Fed chair Powell’s speech at 14:30 CET after Wall Street ended at fresh records on Monday. Tesla shares slid 0.35% underperforming market despite Bank of America reiterating its “Neutral” rating on Tesla while raising its price target to $341.00 from $305.00 citing the prospect of Tesla delivering Full Self-Driving (FSD) by the end of 2025, Microsoft shares ended flat on Monday while RBC Capital maintained its “Outperform” rating and $525.00 price target on Microsoft stock.

Equity indexes are trading in different directions currently as traders follow quarterly reports while Wall Street finished mixed on Friday. Nvidia shares slid 0.34% underperforming market after Nvidia CEO Huang met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday, Microsoft shares slipped 0.32% on Friday despite Bank of America raising its price target on Microsoft shares to $585.00 from $515.00 while maintaining a “Buy” rating ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results scheduled for July 30.

Global stocks are pointing mostly up currently ahead of University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report today at 16:00 CET. Wall Street resumed advancing on Thursday. Apple shares slid 0.21% after reports that shareholders, mostly union pension funds, who were suing Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders for illegal user data harvesting operation had reached a settlement agreement, ending a $8 billion trial, Amazon shares rose 2.4% outperforming market on Thursday.