U.S. equities closed higher on Friday: Dow Jones +0.53%, S&P 500 +0.70%, Nasdaq +1.00%. Tech and chip-related names were mixed. Amazon (AMZN.O) surged 15.32%, Google (GOOG.O) +6.73%, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) +2.93%, Meta Platforms (META.O) +3.28%, Microsoft (MSFT.O) +3.02%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 7.35%; SpaceX (SPCX.O) -3.41%. Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 1.48%; Alibaba (BABA.N) +5.12%, Baidu (BIDU.O) +3.38%.

2026-08-01

U.S. equities closed higher on Friday: Dow Jones +0.53%, S&P 500 +0.70%, Nasdaq +1.00%. Tech and chip-related names were mixed. Amazon (AMZN.O) surged 15.32%, Google (GOOG.O) +6.73%, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) +2.93%, Meta Platforms (META.O) +3.28%, Microsoft (MSFT.O) +3.02%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 7.35%; SpaceX (SPCX.O) -3.41%. Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 1.48%; Alibaba (BABA.N) +5.12%, Baidu (BIDU.O) +3.38%.