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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.

Global equity indexes are trading mostly higher currently ahead of US Purchasing Managers' Index reports at 15:45 CET after Wall Street closed sharply higher on Tuesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he expected a de-escalation of Sino-US trade war soon. Tesla shares rallied 4.6% outperforming market despite the company reporting 20% drop in auto revenue as first-quarter results missed Wall Street estimates, Microsoft shares rose 2.14% on Tuesday.

Global equity indexes are trading in opposite directions currently after Wall Street closed sharply lower on Monday as president Trump intensified his criticism of Fed chair Powell for not cutting interest rates. Nvidia shares plunged 4.51% underperforming market after reports that Huawei Technologies planned to begin mass shipments of an advanced AI chip to customers in China as early as next month, Tesla shares plummeted 5.8% on Monday amid reports that the production launch of its stripped-down version of the Model Y was delayed.

Equity indexes are retreating currently in thin trading with markets in Europe and Asia except Japan and mainland China closed for Easter Monday. US stocks closed mixed on Thursday ahead of Good Friday holiday. Sony Group shares slumped 2.57% today underperforming market after gaining 6.1% last week as the Japanese multinational conglomerate raised PlayStation 5 prices in international markets including the Europe, Australia, and New Zealand citing a "challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates," Softbank shares lost 1.97% .

Equity indexes are trading up currently after US stocks closed mixed on Thursday. Nvidia shares ended 2.87% lower underperforming market following 7% decline the prior day after disclosing that the company would take a $5.5 billion write-down in the first quarter due to the government ban on sales of its H20 chips made specifically for the Chinese market, Microsoft shares slumped 1.0% on Thursday after Morgan Stanley reduced its price target on Microsoft to $472 from $530, citing weakening demand and cautious investor sentiment.

Global equity indexes are trading mostly up currently ahead of US unemployment claims report at 14:30 CET today. Wall Street resumed selloff on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve head Powell warned of inflation risks from president Trump’s tariffs. Meta shares fell 3.68% as BNP Paribas cut its price target for Meta stock to $448 from $505 while it maintained an “Underperform” rating for shares of the $1.3 trillion capitalization social media giant, Nvidia shares plummeted 6.87% on Wednesday underperforming market as the leading company producing chips for Artificial Intelligence technology disclosed in a securities filing that it expects a $5.5 billion loss connected to new US licensing requirement for chip exports to China.

Global equity indexes are trading mostly down currently ahead of Fed chair Powel’s speech at 19:30 CET after Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday. Nvidia shares gained 1.35% outperforming market followed by over 6% drop in after-hours trading as the company revealed it had to take a $5.5 billion charge on its first-quarter earnings after the US government further restricted exports of its most popular chip in China – H20, that was designed to be in line with prior export controls imposed by the Biden administration, Microsoft shares slid 0.54% on Tuesday as Bank of America reduced its price target for the software giant from the previous $510.00 down to $480.00 while it kept its “Buy” rating.

Global equity indexes are advancing mostly currently after Wall Street closed higher on Monday. Apple shares rose 2.2% outperforming market while UBS maintained a “Neutral” rating on iPhone maker’s stock with the price target set at $236.00, Tesla shares added 0.02% on Monday while Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed its “Overweight” rating on electric vehicle maker’s shares.

Global equity indexes are mostly rising currently after US stocks closed solidly higher on Friday and notched a weekly gain. Nvidia shares surged 3.16% outperforming market despite investment bank Citi keeping its “Buy” rating on Nvidia stock but cutting its price target to $150 from $163 as it cited lowered forecast for US data center builds, Microsoft shares rose 1.86% on Friday.