Amazon, der er et af verdens bedst indtjenende selskaber, havde en bedre indtjening sidste år end ventet, og det fik i går aktien til at stige med 17 pct. – efter markedets lukketid. Det fik Nasdaq-futures til at stige med 1,7 pct., ligesom det støttede Asiens aktiemarkeder. Nasdaq-indekset blev tidligere ramt af det enorme dyk i Meta, der ejer Facebook, på 26 pct., og som høvlede 200 milliarder dollar af Metas værdi. Det førte til et fald i Nasdaq på 3,7 pct.
Amazon helps stocks steady but prospects for rate hikes loom over markets
Asian equity markets fought for a footing on Friday, supported by an Amazon-led bounce in U.S futures, but oil’s rise to a seven-year high kept traders on edge over prospects that interest rates will rise to curb global inflationary pressures.
It follows a hawkish shift in rhetoric at the Federal Reserve over recent months and has applied the blowtorch to bonds and to growth stocks – leaving the likes of Facebook owner Meta Platforms little room to disappoint.
Meta plummeted more than 26% on Thursday, losing more-than-$200 billion of its market capitalisation in what was the largest single day slide in value by a U.S. company. It dragged the Nasdaq down 3.7%, its worst day in 17 months.
However Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings after the bell and the share jumped 17% in after hours trade – driving Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.7% and bolstering sentiment in Asia.
