US equity-index futures open higher after record Wall Street close
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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30
US equity-index futures open higher after record Wall Street close
6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rose early Friday after both indexes hit fresh highs on Thursday, with Apple gaining in late trading after stronger-than-expected revenue.
Markets were lifted by resilient US growth data and solid tech earnings, while oil pulled back from a four-year peak and the yen strengthened on a report of Japanese intervention.
Several Asian markets were shut for a public holiday, leaving US earnings and economic momentum as the main drivers of early trading sentiment.
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