US stock market report: Big Tech goes bang as Alphabet & Apple report
US stock markets were mixed overnight as the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of strength in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the parent company for Google Inc, Waymo, Nest, Verily and — literally — a company for every letter of the Alphabet. Under the Alphabet banner there are more than six products or services that reach one billion active users, such as Google Drive, Search, Maps, Android and more.
US stock markets were mixed overnight as the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of strength in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
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It was a mixed day for US stock markets with both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones finishing 0.1% higher but the Nasdaq down 0.2%.
US markets all jumped in unison behind the Dow Jones, while the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 achieving more record closes.
All three US stock market indices finished the week higher, with big tech stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) driving the market.
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