Nasdaq extends gains after Meta, Microsoft earnings

American shares increased above Thursday to extend the gains observed during the previous session, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq amounting to the increase in the feeling of the benefits of Big Tech.

S&P 500 and NASDAQ jumped 0.9% and 1.3% at the start of trade on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

The increase for the main clues aligned with the positive feeling of investors following strong Meta profits (META) and Microsoft (MSFT). Meanwhile, the industrial average of Dow Jones increased by 112 points, or 0.25%.

While the week is coming to an end, investors hope for new gains in the benefits of companies and commercial transactions, despite a key inflation gauge showing a price increase in June.

Nasdaq gains, focus on Apple and Amazon gains

Actions Sautéed as large technological companies Microsoft and Meta said that the profits of the profits, MSFT, earned 9% and Meta adding 12% of negotiations prior to the stake.

While meta shares jumped after stronger than expected income and AI directives, MSFT has taken the results to bring Microsoft near a market assessment of 4 dollars.

The gains continue in Wall Street and the attention now teams at Apple (AAPPL) and Amazon (AMZN) which report after the markets. Experts say that actions can extend their rally on another better than expected report of companies.

Commercial offers and imminent maturity

The shares benefited from positive announcements concerning prices and trade agreements before the deadline of President Trump on August 1.

Among these, the United States has concluded an agreement with South Korea, which is now faced with prices of 15% and initiates $ 350 billion in investment and energy expenditure. The United States have commercial transactions With the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, Vietnam and others.

Negotiations are also underway for an American chinese agreement. However, the United States is unlikely to conclude an agreement with Canada because Trump quotes political disagreements.

Fed Powell Trump Shakes

Actions saw Wednesday after Federal reserveThe decision to hold stable interest rates.

President of the Fed Jerome Powell announcement The central bank would leave the prices unchanged, with this the fifth consecutive meeting during which the Fed made the decision. Powell also noted that the Fed had not decided to drop in September.

President Donald Trump, who previously criticized Powell about rate drops, was again published. Trump said in a Post social post This “too late” Powell is “too political” and its decisions harm the American economy.

While Powell is the subject of a new control, the investor objective is largely going to the September meeting of Fed.

“I think they will reduce in September finally, then in December, I would go further and I would say that you will probably get 100 base points in the next year while inflation continues to drop,” said James Bullard, former president of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, said CNBC in an interview.

Bullard’s comments came before last reading of the personal consumption expenditure index. According to data, Core PCE, the favorite inflation gauge of the federal reserve showing that prices increased in June while American inflation has remained above the 2% target of the Fed.

The Core PCE increased by 0.3% in June and by 2.8% over a year, which is more than 2.7%.