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Stock Market News 1 February 2026

Tencent stock closes at HK$606: Yuanbao AI giveaway and key dates to watch before Hong Kong reopens

Tencent stock closes at HK$606: Yuanbao AI giveaway and key dates to watch before Hong Kong reopens

Tencent shares closed at HK$606 on Friday, down 2.57%, as the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 2.10% to 5,718.18. The stock traded between HK$605 and HK$619.50 during the session. Tencent will report annual results on March 18. The company’s AI app Yuanbao launched a 1 billion yuan Spring Festival giveaway running through Feb. 17.
Samsung stock in focus as Korea chip exports double; Monday open looms

Samsung stock in focus as Korea chip exports double; Monday open looms

South Korea’s January exports jumped 33.9% to $65.85 billion, fueled by a 102.7% surge in semiconductor shipments. Samsung Electronics closed at 160,500 won, down 0.12%, despite reporting a record 20 trillion won quarterly operating profit. The company warned of ongoing memory shortages and rising costs. U.S. tariff discussions and high chip prices are adding uncertainty for tech firms.
Eli Lilly stock: LLY ends higher after $3.5 billion Pennsylvania plant plan as earnings near

Eli Lilly stock: LLY ends higher after $3.5 billion Pennsylvania plant plan as earnings near

Eli Lilly shares closed Friday up 1.3% at $1,037.15 after announcing a $3.5 billion injectable weight-loss drug plant in Pennsylvania. The facility, set for Fogelsville, will create 850 permanent jobs and is expected to open in 2031. Pennsylvania will contribute $100 million. Investors await Lilly’s Feb. 4 earnings release.
Exxon stock steadies near 52-week high after results; oil, OPEC+ and LNG start date loom

Exxon stock steadies near 52-week high after results; oil, OPEC+ and LNG start date loom

Exxon Mobil shares closed Friday up 0.63% at $141.40 after posting Q4 2025 earnings of $6.5 billion and announcing a first-quarter dividend of $1.03 per share. CEO Darren Woods said the Golden Pass LNG project in Texas is set for first production in early March. Oil prices ended the week near multi-month highs as traders watch U.S.-Iran tensions and Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting.
Visa stock fell 3% Friday — here’s what matters before Wall Street reopens

Visa stock fell 3% Friday — here’s what matters before Wall Street reopens

Visa shares fell 3% to $321.83 Friday, deepening losses after earnings and dragging down the Dow alongside American Express. Investors focused on slowing cross-border growth despite Visa beating estimates. Sector weakness followed American Express’s results. Traders now await U.S. economic data and more earnings for signals on consumer spending and travel demand.
Berkshire Hathaway stock price beats the market into the weekend as Warsh Fed pick, shutdown loom

Berkshire Hathaway stock price beats the market into the weekend as Warsh Fed pick, shutdown loom

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares rose 0.9% to $480.53 Friday, while Class A gained 1% to $722,500, bucking broader Wall Street declines. U.S. indexes slipped as investors reacted to Trump nominating Kevin Warsh for Fed chair and a partial government shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline. The House is set to vote on funding Monday. Key jobs data remains scheduled for Friday.
JPMorgan stock slips into the weekend — here’s what could move JPM shares next week

JPMorgan stock slips into the weekend — here’s what could move JPM shares next week

JPMorgan Chase shares closed Friday at $305.89, down 0.17%, with little after-hours movement. Traders adjusted rate expectations after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.251%. Investors now await Monday’s ISM factory index and Friday’s U.S. payrolls report.
TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, visiting Taipei, urged TSMC to ramp up wafer production to meet rising AI chip demand. TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.7% Friday, while Taiwan shares dropped 1.7%. The company will report January sales on Feb. 10. Investors are watching for signs of shifting chip demand and capacity plans when trading resumes Monday.
Walmart stock price ends higher ahead of CEO handover — what to watch for WMT this week

Walmart stock price ends higher ahead of CEO handover — what to watch for WMT this week

Walmart shares closed Friday up 1.5% at $119.14 after the company disclosed exit terms for departing international chief Kathryn McLay, who will receive $2.82 million over two years and accelerated vesting of 24,051 shares. Leadership changes take effect Feb. 1, with John Furner replacing Doug McMillon as CEO. Investors await fourth-quarter results on Feb. 19.
Broadcom stock price: Wolfe’s $400 call keeps AVGO in play heading into Monday

Broadcom stock price: Wolfe’s $400 call keeps AVGO in play heading into Monday

Broadcom closed up 0.2% at $331.30 Friday after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock, citing strong demand for Alphabet’s TPUs and projecting shipments could reach 7 million units by 2028. Trading volume hit 28 million shares as attention shifted to VMware, where Broadcom told some partners contracts would not be renewed and set a March 31 deadline for open deals.
Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter; what TSLA traders watch next week

Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter; what TSLA traders watch next week

Tesla shares rose 3.3% to $430.41 Friday after reports of possible deal talks linking SpaceX and xAI to Tesla. The company recently invested $2 billion in xAI to boost its autonomy and robotics push. SpaceX also filed plans to launch up to 1 million satellites for solar-powered AI data centers. No formal merger or acquisition has been announced.

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Rocket Lab stock rebounds 9% into the weekend as RKLB volatility stays high ahead of earnings

Rocket Lab stock rebounds 9% into the weekend as RKLB volatility stays high ahead of earnings

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 6, 2026, 9:04 PM ET — Market closed. Rocket Lab shares jumped 9.0% on Friday to close at $72.31, recouping some ground after sliding 9.3% a day earlier. The stock is still about 27% below a mid-January peak near $99.58, according to pricing data. (Investing.com) The two-day whipsaw leaves Rocket Lab heading into Monday with traders asking a simple question: is the selling in high-priced growth names done for now, or just pausing. Friday’s rebound came as Wall Street ripped higher, with the Nasdaq up 2.18% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time. “When
Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

7 February 2026
Cisco shares rose 3% to $84.82 Friday, nearing $85 ahead of fiscal Q2 results due Feb. 11. UBS maintained a Buy rating and $90 target, citing strong product order growth and data-center demand. Investors are watching AI-related spending and U.S. economic data that could affect rates. Peers Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks also gained.
Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Coherent Corp shares jumped 8.8% to $227.68 Friday, rebounding after a two-day slide following its quarterly results. The company reported December-quarter revenue of $1.69 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.29 a share, with datacenter and communications driving 72% of sales. Barclays, Stifel, and JPMorgan raised price targets to $235–$245. FMR LLC disclosed a 15% stake as of Dec. 31.
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