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Global stocks are trading in opposite directions currently ahead of US flash PMI reports at 15:45 CET today after Wall Street dipped on Thursday. Walmart shares plunged 6.53% after the retailing giant reported quarterly results that met expectations but announced disappointing outlook, Microsoft shares added 0.33% outperforming market on Thursday.

Global equity indexes are pointing in different directions currently after Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday. Tesla shares rose 1.82% outperforming market after CEO Musk and president Trump discussed potential conflicts of interest on Fox News, Apple shares edged up 0.16% on Wednesday as Apple announced a new budget smartphone, called the iPhone 16e, that runs on Apple's A18 processor and includes the first cellular modem designed by Apple, the Apple C1 and starts at $599 vs. the cheapest current iPhone 16 handset at $799 and will be available on February 28 with preorders beginning Friday.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of Federal Reserve's meeting minutes release at 20:00 CET after Wall Street ended higher on Tuesday. Apple shares slipped 0.05% underperforming market while Evercore ISI, an investment banking company, maintained its “Outperform” rating and a price target of $260.00, Intel surged 16.1% on Tuesday after reports that rivals Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were considering bids to purchase key assets from the chip company.

Global equity indexes are pointing in opposite directions currently ahead of US markets reopening after President’s Day holiday. Honda Motor shares closed 0.46% lower after news the Japanese automaker will resume talks with Nissan Motor to form the world's fourth-biggest automaker provided Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida steps down, Nissan shares closed up 3.66%.

Global equity indexes are pointing mostly higher currently after US stocks closed mixed on Friday as data showed US retail sales fell more than expected in January. Microsoft shares lost 0.56% underperforming market while UBS reaffirmed a “Buy” rating on Microsoft and maintained a price target of $510.00, Nvidia shares rose 2.63% on Friday outperforming market as the artificial intelligence chipmaker disclosed in a regulatory filing it trimmed its position in Arm Holdings and three other tech stocks while it added new stakes in Nebius Group and WeRide.

Global stocks are trading in opposite directions currently ahead of US retail sales January report at 14:30 CET today after Wall Street rebounded on Thursday. Alphabet shares gained 1.32% despite Mizuho Securities reducing the tech giant's price target from $235 to $230 while still affirming an “Outperform” rating on the shares, Meta shares added 0.44% underperforming market on Thursday.

Global equity indexes are pointing in different directions currently after Wall Street closed mixed on Wednesday following hot inflation data. Tesla shares rose 2.44% outperforming market amid reports Chief Executive Elon Musk plans to spend the next four months working at the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, as he aims to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, Alphabet shares slid 0.88% on Wednesday.

Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently ahead of January US inflation report and Fed chair Powell’s testimony due at 14:30 CET and 16:00 CET respectively after Wall Street ended mixed on Tuesday. Apple shares rose 2.2% outperforming market after reports the iPhone maker is partnering with Alibaba to develop and roll out artificial intelligence features for iPhone users in China, Nvidia shares slid 0.58% on Tuesday.

Global equity indexes are pointing mostly higher currently after US stocks retreated on Friday following conformation by president Trump of new tariffs on several countries. Microsoft shares lost 1.46% underperforming market amid news SoftBank is close to finalizing a new $40 billion investment in generative artificial intelligence leader OpenAI while Microsoft recently has moved away from being the exclusive provider of cloud computing infrastructure to OpenAI which has turned to Oracle, Coreweave and others, Apple shares fell 2.4% on Friday.

Global stocks are trading in opposite directions currently ahead of US nonfarm payrolls January report at 14:30 CET today after Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday. Nvidia shares gained 3.08% outperforming market as Morgan Stanley said it sees the recent selloff, triggered by concerns over competition from DepSeek, a buying opportunity, Amazon shares slumped 4.05% in after hours on Thursday as the company reported soft revenue guidance while beating Q4 forecasts.