Benzinga
Published Apr 28, 2023 15:07
Updated Apr 28, 2023 16:11
US Stocks Mixed; Amazon Posts Upbeat Results
Benzinga - U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, following the release of several earnings reports.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.11% to 33,863.22 while the NASDAQ fell 0.25% to 12,112.30. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.07% to 4,138.07.
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter.
Amazon reported first-quarter revenue of $127.4 billion, up 9% year-over-year. The revenue total came in ahead of a Street consensus estimate of $124.53 billion. The company reported earnings per share of 35 cents in the first quarter, beating a Street estimate of 21 cents.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.1% to $74.78 while gold traded down 0.3% at $1,992.20.
Silver traded down 0.4% to $25.12 on Friday while copper fell 0.4% to $3.8685.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 1% The German DAX rose 0.2%, French CAC 40 fell 0.4% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index fell 1.1%.
The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.1% in the first quarter following a flat fourth quarter, but still missing market expectations for a 0.2% growth. The unemployment rate in Germany came in unchanged at 5.6% in April, while German gross domestic product was also unchanged during the first quarter.
Spanish economy grew by 0.5% on quarter during the first three months of the year. Spain reported a current account surplus of €2.3 billion in February versus a year-ago gap of €0.8 billion, while annual consumer price inflation rate in the country increased to 4.1% in April. Italy’s gross domestic product grew by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter during the three months leading to March.
Annual inflation rate in France increased to 5.9% in April, while producer prices in the country’s domestic markets rose by 2% month-over-month in March. The French economy expanded by 0.2% in the first quarter.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising 1.40%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gaining 0.27% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index climbing 1.14%. India’s S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.7%.
Japan's housing starts fell by 3.2% year-over-year in March following a 0.3% decline in the previous month. The Bank of Japan kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged at -0.1%. Retail sales in Japan rose by 7.2% year-over-year in March, while industrial production rose 0.8% month-over-month in March. Japan’s unemployment rate increased to 2.8% in March.
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COVID-19 Update
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 106,613,320 cases with around 1,159,690 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,924,810 cases and 531,420 deaths, while France reported over 39,974,420 COVID-19 cases with 166,420 deaths. In total, there were at least 686,882,230 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,862,560 deaths.
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