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Stock Market News 5 February 2026

Neste Oyj stock slides as flat 2026 renewables volume outlook jars investors despite profit rebound

Neste Oyj stock slides as flat 2026 renewables volume outlook jars investors despite profit rebound

Neste shares fell 4.65% to 20.51 euros by 14:28 EET after the company forecast flat renewable product volumes for 2026, disappointing investors expecting growth. Q4 comparable EBITDA jumped to 601 million euros from 168 million a year earlier. The company proposed a 0.20 euro per share dividend. Investors await further details on renewables margins during a 3 p.m. Finland call.
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Snap stock jumps in premarket after buyback plan, but revenue outlook trails Wall Street

Snap stock jumps in premarket after buyback plan, but revenue outlook trails Wall Street

Snap shares rose 6.3% in premarket trading after reporting a 10% jump in Q4 revenue to $1.72 billion and unveiling a $500 million buyback plan. The company forecast Q1 revenue below analyst estimates, citing continued weakness from large advertisers. Daily active users hit 474 million, down 3 million from last quarter. Snapchat+ subscriptions surged 71% to 24 million.
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US economic calendar today: Jobless claims, JOLTS hit as Wall Street futures steady

US economic calendar today: Jobless claims, JOLTS hit as Wall Street futures steady

Dow futures slipped 36 points and Alphabet dropped 2.4% premarket after unveiling plans to nearly double AI spending. Qualcomm fell 10.4% and Arm lost 7%, while Broadcom gained. Investors awaited delayed job data after a brief government shutdown, with the JOLTS report and weekly jobless claims due later Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 0.51% Wednesday as tech stocks sold off.
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Mortgage rates today stick near 6.1% as bond yields hold; homebuilder stocks lift premarket

Mortgage rates today stick near 6.1% as bond yields hold; homebuilder stocks lift premarket

The average 30-year fixed conforming mortgage rate held at 6.096% early Thursday, barely changed from the day before. Mortgage applications fell 8.9% last week, with winter storms dampening demand, according to MBA data. Housing stocks rose premarket, while Rocket Companies slipped 1.7%. The U.S. Treasury said it will not increase bond auction sizes for several quarters.
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AMD’s plunge, Nvidia’s China chip talks and Alphabet’s AI spend plan: what’s driving AI stocks today

AMD’s plunge, Nvidia’s China chip talks and Alphabet’s AI spend plan: what’s driving AI stocks today

AMD shares plunged 17.3% after its outlook missed high expectations, while Super Micro Computer jumped 13.8% on a stronger revenue forecast. Nvidia’s planned H200 chip sale to ByteDance remains stalled over U.S. license terms. Alphabet projected 2026 capital spending of up to $185 billion, far above estimates. The Nasdaq fell 1.51% and the S&P 500 lost 0.51% on Wednesday.
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Suzlon Energy Q3 results: Profit up 15%, revenue jumps 42% — but shares still slide

Suzlon Energy Q3 results: Profit up 15%, revenue jumps 42% — but shares still slide

Suzlon Energy shares fell nearly 6% to 47.76 rupees on Thursday after Q3 net profit rose 15% year-on-year to 4.45 billion rupees. Revenue from operations jumped 42% to 42.28 billion rupees. The company delivered a record 617 MW in the quarter, with an order book of 6.4 GW as of December 31. Sequential profit dropped 65% from the previous quarter, partly due to a prior deferred tax gain.
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Google’s $185B AI spending plan jolts tech stocks as AMD plunges

Google’s $185B AI spending plan jolts tech stocks as AMD plunges

Alphabet plans up to $185 billion in 2026 capital spending, far above forecasts, citing AI and cloud growth. AMD shares plunged 17% after its AI chip outlook fell short of Nvidia’s, deepening a tech selloff that erased $850 billion in market value this month. Software stocks also slid amid fears AI tools could disrupt established firms.
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 futures steady after tech slump as Alphabet AI spending rattles investors

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 futures steady after tech slump as Alphabet AI spending rattles investors

Nasdaq 100 futures edged up 0.13% premarket Thursday after a sharp tech sell-off, while Dow futures slipped 0.20%. Alphabet shares tumbled over 6% after forecasting $175–$185 billion in 2026 capital spending for AI. The S&P 500 software and services index has lost 13% in a week, erasing $800 billion in value. The dollar hit a two-week high as risk aversion grew.
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FTSE 100 slips from highs as Bank of England looms; Shell results hit UK shares today

FTSE 100 slips from highs as Bank of England looms; Shell results hit UK shares today

UK stocks slipped Thursday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.2% to 10,382 by 1052 GMT as investors awaited the Bank of England’s rate decision. Shell fell 1.9% after missing profit forecasts but kept its buyback pace. Vodafone dropped 4.7% after launching a €500 million buyback. The STOXX 600 lost 0.5% amid mixed European earnings.
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India stock market today: Sensex, Nifty snap 3-day run as IT and metals drag; RBI decision next

India stock market today: Sensex, Nifty snap 3-day run as IT and metals drag; RBI decision next

Nifty 50 fell 0.52% and Sensex dropped 0.60% on Thursday, ending a three-day rally as IT and metal stocks led declines. Fourteen of 16 sectors closed lower, with small-caps down 1.3%. Reliance, Hindalco, and Bharti Airtel weighed on the indexes. The rupee ended at 90.3550.
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 slips as miners slide, banks cushion the fall

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 slips as miners slide, banks cushion the fall

The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.4% at 8,889.20, snapping a two-day rally as miners and gold stocks slumped. BHP fell 3.9%, Northern Star dropped 4.6%, and Maas Group plunged 26.6% after a major asset sale. Financials and consumer stocks rose, while traders eyed earnings and a delayed U.S. data calendar.
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AppLovin stock tumbles on CloudX AI threat talk as traders brace for earnings

AppLovin stock tumbles on CloudX AI threat talk as traders brace for earnings

AppLovin shares fell 16.1% Wednesday to $387.34, following a 4.4% drop Tuesday, as trading volume topped 15 million shares. The declines came amid a broader selloff in software stocks and new competition from CloudX, a startup led by a former MoPub co-founder. AppLovin will report fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 11 after the market closes.
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GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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