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Global equity indexes are trading mostly up currently ahead of US unemployment claims report at 14:30 CET today after Wall Street ended higher as Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates on Wednesday. Apple shares lost 1.1% underperforming market after Apple executive Eddy Cue told a US court that the Google search engine’s traffic fell on Apple products in April, Nvidia shares surged 3.1% on Wednesday after reports Trump administration intends to rescind Biden-era AI chip export curbs.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of Federal Reserve decision at 20:00 CET after Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday. Nvidia shares slid 0.25% outperforming market amid reports of forthcoming legislation aimed at preventing the smuggling of advanced AI chips to China that would enable tracking of artificial intelligence chips after sale and blocking unauthorized activation, Microsoft shares fell 0.66% on Tuesday as the software giant announced it will be increasing prices for its popular Xbox Series due to rising tariff-related production costs in China.

Global equity indexes are trading mostly down currently after president Trump announced a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside the US. Wall Street closed lower on Monday. Apple shares slumped 3.15% underperforming market after Phillip Securities cut Apple stock target to $200 from $235 while it maintained a “Neutral” rating on the stock, Tesla shares lost 2.4% on Monday after industry data showed a drop in new car sales in Spain.

Equity indexes are trading in opposite directions currently after Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher again on Friday. Apple shares plunged 3.7% underperforming market as the iPhone maker warned of a $900 million hit in the current quarter due to tariffs while it reported better than expected quarterly earnings, Amazon shares slipped 0.1% on Friday after the company projected lower than anticipated revenues amid tariffs while reporting a nine percent rise in first-quarter revenue.

Global stocks are pointing mostly up currently ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls report due at 14:30 CET after US stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday. Amazon shares rose 3.13% but then gave back all the gains in after- hours trading as the company reported first-quarter cloud revenue growth that missed expectations as well as forecast operating income below estimates, Meta Platforms shares rallied 4.23% on Thursday outperforming market as the Facebook parent posted higher than expected revenue on the back of a strong advertising performance.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of US unemployment claims and manufacturing PMI reports at 14:30 CET and 16:00 CET respectively today. Wall Street closed mixed on Wednesday after weak GDP report. Tesla shares lost 3.38% underperforming market with losses extending in after-hours trading amid reports that company’s board of directors is seeking a new CEO to replace Elon Musk, Microsoft shares added 0.31% on Wednesday with gains extending in after-hours trading after the company reported earnings and revenues that beat Wall Street expectations.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of US inflation report at 16:00 CET after Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday as president Trump signed executive orders to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts. Tesla shares rallied 2.1% outperforming market, Apple shares rose 0.5% on Tuesday as Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Apple to $235 from $220 and maintained an “Overweight” rating on iPhone maker’s stock.

Equity indexes are trading in opposite directions currently after Wall Street stocks finished higher again on Friday. Nvidia shares rallied 4.3% outperforming market after Google parent Alphabet reported late Thursday first-quarter revenue and profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates and reiterated its plans to spend $75 billion in capital expenditures this year, Tesla shares rallied 9.8% on Friday after US Transportation Department introduced a new framework for autonomous vehicles on Thursday that eases some rules.

Global stocks are pointing mostly up currently after US stocks closed sharply higher third session in a row on Thursday. Alphabet shares rose 2.38% with the advance continuing in after-hours trading as Google’s first quarter revenue, earnings beat Wall Street estimates, Microsoft shares rallied 3.45% on Thursday outperforming market despite a 10% cut of software giant’s target price by Goldman Sachs to $450.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of US unemployment claims and durable goods orders reports at 14:30 CET today. Wall Street continued advancing on Wednesday amid reports that the White House was considering cutting its tariffs on Chinese imports. Tesla shares rallied 5.4% despite a weaker than expected earnings reports by the EV maker while chief executive officer Elon Musk announced he would shift his attention back to the electric carmaker, reducing his time spent on Department of Government Efficiency, Meta shares surged 4% on Wednesday outperforming market.