ASX:APT 12 January 2026

April 30, 2026, 12:47 PM EDT. The S&P 500 edged up +0.08% and Dow Jones gained +0.73%, while Nasdaq 100 slipped -0.18%. Alphabet and Qualcomm's strong earnings lifted sentiment, with Alphabet surging +5% on revenue of $94.57 billion surpassing estimates. Qualcomm rose over +6% after better-than-expected Q2 results. However, Meta Platforms dropped more than -9% after a higher capital expenditure forecast. Microsoft slid over -3% amid growth concerns for Azure cloud despite beating earnings. Lower crude oil prices, down over -1% from three-week highs due to economic growth worries, helped ease inflation expectations and bond yields, supporting stocks. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 4 basis points to 4.39%. Mixed U.S. economic data included a 57-year low in weekly jobless claims and a softer Q1 GDP growth rate of +2.0%, below forecasts, illustrating ongoing economic uncertainty.