U. S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with all three major stock indexes hitting record highs. The Fed announced that interest rates would remain unchanged and said it would start shrinking the table soon.
Crude oil futures closed higher on Wednesday, the highest closing price in about two months, as U.S. crude oil stocks fell for the fourth week in a row last week, according to a government report.
Trend of individual stocks
AMD:AMD rose 4.6 per cent. AMD's quarterly profit and revenue are better than expected, given the strong demand for its graphics cards AMD gives strong guidance for the current quarter and the full year.
FB: up 3.32% after hours. Facebook Inc's net profit rose sharply in the second quarter from a year earlier, mainly due to a surge in sales of mobile video advertising; Facebook Inc's revenue grew more than twice as much in the quarter compared with larger competitor Alphabet Inc-CL C.
IRBT: iRobot Corporation, a maker of cleaning robots, rose 21.2%. The company's quarterly profit was much better than expected and revenue was better than expected, as the company raised its full-year guidance given the rise in sales.
BA: Boeing Co rose 9.9%. Boeing Co's quarterly profit was better than expected and revenue fell short of expectations, but Boeing Co raised his full-year guidance in view of lower taxes and improved performance.
AMGN: Amgen Inc Pharmaceuticals fell 2.8 per cent. The company posted better-than-expected quarterly profits and raised its full-year guidance, though the revised median was lower than expected.
GILD: biomedical giant Gilead Sciences Inc rose more than 2% in after-hours trading. Second-quarter revenue was $7.1 billion and is expected to be $6.35 billion, while adjusted EPS is $2.33 and expected to be $2.15. The company announced a third-quarter dividend of $0.52 per share.
T:AT&T rose 5.1 per cent. AT&T Inc's quarterly profits and revenue are better than expected, AT&T Inc said it is expected to complete the acquisition of time Warner by the end of this year.
TUP: Tupperware is down 8.2%. Thanks to strong sales in emerging markets, Tupperware posted better-than-expected profits in the second quarter, but weaker-than-expected guidance for the third quarter and the full year.
X: us steel rose 7.2%. The company's quarterly profit and revenue were better than expected, while raising its profit guidance for 2017.
Technology, an AKAM:CDN service provider, fell 14.6%. The company's quarterly profit and revenue were better than expected, but the company gave weaker-than-expected guidance for the third quarter.
APRN: blue apron, a food distributor, fell 10 per cent. The company is facing personnel changes at the top, and the co-founder and COO Matthew Wadiak will step down and become a senior adviser to the company.
JNPR: juniper Networks, a network communications equipment company, fell 6.4%. The company's quarterly revenue was better than expected, but its profit was lower than expected.
China listed stock
Chinese stocks in the Internet companies rose, JD.com BABA Qi set a closing record high. JD.com, a Chinese stock, closed up 3.17% at $45.87, setting a record high for the second trading day in a row. BABA closed up 2.20% at $155.79 and also a record high. Baidu, Inc. closed up 2.09% at $201.17 for the first time since December 10, 2015. it closed above the $201.17 mark for the first time, NetEase, Inc closed up 1.06% and Weibo Corp closed up 0.46%.
Top 10 up and down of Chinese stocks
