Nasdaq Surges Over 1%; Apple Earnings Top Views

Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Friday, while the Dow rose 0.09% to 47,563.80, and the S&P 500 increased by 0.58% to 6,862.07 [1] - Consumer discretionary shares saw a significant jump of 4.3% on Friday, indicating strong performance in that sector [1] Company Performance - Apple Inc. reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $102.47 billion, surpassing analyst estimates of $102.17 billion, and earnings of $1.85 per share, exceeding expectations of $1.76 per share [3] - EPWK Holdings Ltd. shares surged 137% to $0.1559, while Getty Images Holdings, Inc. experienced a 45% increase to $2.93 following a licensing agreement with Perplexity AI [10] - MSP Recovery, Inc. shares rose 77% to $0.56, indicating strong market interest [10] - Luminar Technologies, Inc. shares dropped 34% to $1.3801 after receiving a subpoena from the SEC and suspending its FY25 guidance [10] - Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. shares fell 28% to $0.95 after announcing a $4 million registered direct offering of common stock [10] - OneSpan Inc. shares decreased by 26% to $11.52 after reporting worse-than-expected third-quarter sales and cutting its FY25 sales guidance [10] Commodity Market - Oil prices increased by 0.7% to $61.04, while gold rose by 0.4% to $4,031.90 [6] - Silver prices fell by 0.3% to $48.485, and copper decreased by 0.4% to $5.0860 [6] International Markets - European shares were lower, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 slipping 0.5%, and major indices in Spain, London, Germany, and France also experiencing declines [7] - Asian markets closed mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 2.12%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.43%, and China's Shanghai Composite dipped 0.81% [8]