Futures on the Nasdaq jumped nearly 250 points in early trading on Friday, October 31, after a strong bunch of big tech results led by Apple and Amazon.

Amazon's shares rose 13% in extended trading after a strong quarter, increased capex guidance and its cloud business growing at the fastest pace in 2022.

Apple, the manufacturer of iPhones is also projecting a bumper holiday season, well above analyst expectations, even as the quarterly performance was subdued at best.

Wall Street saw a down day in regular trading on Thursday as investors digested the Trump-Xi meeting and the lack of clarity over the announcements made.

The Dow Jones, which outperformed for a better part of the session as investors rotated out of big tech into other defensive names, fell 500 points from the highs of th

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