Before the Bell | Tech stock futures climb on strong Alphabet earnings

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Feb 2, 2022 05:14

By Ander

Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- Nasdaq futures pointed to a jump in tech stocks after Google parent Alphabet reported a surge in profit, sending its shares more than 10% higher in premarket trading.

- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president supports a quarter-percentage-point increase in the benchmark rate in March.

Market Snapshot

$NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures jumped in early trading Wednesday, after the technology-focused average gained for the third straight day. Futures tied to the tech-focused index rose 1.3%, while $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ futures were up 53 points, or 0.15%, and the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ gained a more robust 0.7%.

Google-parent $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ rose around 10.2% in premarket trading after the company's quarterly results beat on the top and bottom lines. Alphabet also announced a 20-for-1 stock split, indicating the company might soon be included on the Dow Jones Industrial Average as well.

Source: Bloomberg

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