Market performance
U. S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq closing at record highs.
The S & P 500 has broken the previous all-time closing high of 2930.75, but below the intraday high of 2940.91.
Three major indexes of US stocks, market source: Futu Securities
Hot news
Oil prices surged to a nearly six-month high after the Trump administration said it would not extend sanctions exemptions for some of Iran's biggest oil customers. The exemption allows a small number of countries and regions, including China and India, to import limited quantities of Iranian crude oil. The move is aimed at reducing Iran's oil shipments from about 1 million barrels a day to zero.
The pound fell to a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as Prime Minister Theresa May faced increasing pressure to leave the EU as hopes of a breakthrough between the ruling and opposition parties in Brexit negotiations were slim. Theresa May plans to hold a new vote on her Brexit deal next week, a high-risk move to break the deadlock, according to the Financial Times. Its Brexit agreement has been rejected by parliament three times.
China listed stock
$Ruhan Holdings (RUHN.US) $Closed up 6.92%, but IPO has fallen by 45%.
$Momo Inc (MOMO.US) $It closed up more than 3.47%.At $37.52, it continued to rise slightly in after-hours trading.
$Aurora Mobile Limited (JG.US) $It closed up 8.02%.Aurora Mobile Limited, founded in 2011, is China's leading mobile big data service platform.
Star stock
A number of companies reported bright results, with Coca-Cola Company (KO) up 1.71% and United Technologies (UTX) up 2.27%, both of which reported better-than-expected profits and revenue. Procter & Gamble Co (PG) also announced better-than-expected profits but weaker-than-expected revenue, closing down 2.69 per cent. Apple Inc closed up 1.44%, the highest since the beginning of the year.
$eBay (EBAY.US) $: closed up 1.44%, up 4.85% after hours.EBAY released after-hours results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with revenue and net profit exceeding market expectations. EBay's first-quarter revenue was $2.643 billion, compared with $2.58 billion in the same period last year, up 2% from a year earlier, and the market is expected to be $2.58 billion, according to the results. Net profit was $518 million, compared with $407 million in the same period last year, up 27% from a year earlier, and the market expects $417 million.
$Netflix Inc (NFLX.US) $It closed up 1.21%.The company said it plans to sell $2 billion worth of bonds in two tranches, which will be denominated in dollars and euros. The proceeds will be used for general business purposes, including investment, production and development of content. After this financing, Netflix Inc's total debt will exceed 12 billion US dollars.
$Harley-Davidson (HOG.US) $：Closed down 2.01%Profits fell nearly 27% in the first quarter, in part because of tariffs imposed by the European Union.Trump appears to have changed his attitude towards Harley-Davidson, promising to retaliate against "unfair" tariffs imposed by the European Union.
$Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.US) $It closed up 1.24%.Revenue fell 5% in the first quarter, the second consecutive quarter of decline, while the semiconductor market overall slowed. First-quarter profit fell to $1.22 billion, or $1.26 a share, compared with $1.37 billion, or $1.35 a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell to $3.59 billion from $3.79 billion a year earlier.
$Snap Inc (SNAP.US) $：The share price closed up 3.99%, and the share price surged 11% in after-hours trading.. The number of daily active users of the company increased by 4 million, the first increase in the past year.The company reported a slightly lower-than-expected first-quarter loss as its user base and advertising revenue continued to grow.
$Zoom Video Communications (ZM.US) $It closed up 5.02%.Zoom, a video conferencing service provider for Unicorn Cloud, continued to rise strongly today, rising to 12% at one point.
$Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.US) $The share price climbed after the release of the results, closing up 5.66%.
$Twitter (TWTR.US) $The company announced better-than-expected results and closed up 15.64% at $39.77, the highest since July 2018。Twitter said the total number of monthly active users reached 330 million, exceeding FactSet's estimate of 318 million. The company's first-quarter net income tripled to $191 million from a year earlier, the number of daily active users reached a record high, and key financial data such as monthly active users and revenue beat expectations.
Editor | Liu Bo