U.S. stock after-hours express; The three major stock index futures rose collectively, and memory chip stocks went red; Intel handed over a "exploding" financial report, and the st

U.S. stock after-hours express; The three major stock index futures rose collectively, and memory chip stocks went red; Intel handed over a "exploding" financial report, and the stock price once soared by more than 13%.

On the 24th, Beijing time, after the U.S. stock market closed, the three major stock index futures diverged, and Intel announced its latest financial report. Three major stock index futures rose collectively As of press time, Dow futures were up 0.02%, Nasdaq futures were up 0.05%, and S&P 500 futures were up 0.04%.

After the market opened, most of the seven American technology giants were in the red. Tesla rose 1.35%, Google rose 0.47%, Amazon rose 0.29%, Facebook rose 0.15%, Microsoft rose 0.34%, Nvidia fell 0.39%, and Apple fell 0.09%. Most memory chip stocks rose after the market.

Hynix rose by more than 0.11%, Micron Technology fell by 0.32%, SanDisk rose by 0.35%, Western Digital rose by 0.42%, and Seagate Technology rose by 0.34%. Intel delivers its strongest performance in the past 15 years After the U.S. stock market closed, Intel handed over a second-quarter financial report that far exceeded market expectations.

Data show that Intel's revenue for the current period reached US$16.13 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25%, and the market had previously expected US$14.4 billion. This result also set Intel's highest revenue growth rate in the past 15 years.

Specifically, Intel's largest division, the Customer Computing Group (CCG), saw its second-quarter revenue increase by 13% year-on-year to US$8.9 billion. The data center and AI sectors performed particularly well, with second-quarter revenue of US$6.26 billion, far exceeding analysts’ expectations of US$5.54 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 59%.

In terms of performance guidance, the company expects revenue in the third quarter to be US$15.8 billion to US$16.8 billion, higher than analysts' expectations of US$15.06 billion; adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter are expected to be US$0.38, compared with analysts' expectations of US$0.27.

Intel's chief financial officer said that it will purchase 40% more chip manufacturing equipment in 2026 than in 2025. Capital expenditures in 2027 will be significantly higher than in 2026. In after-hours trading on U.S. stocks, Intel's stock price soared, once soaring more than 13%, and then the increase narrowed, with the latest increase being 4.37%.

WYI crude oil futures strengthen As of press time, WTI crude oil futures prices rose 0.36% to US$92.56/barrel; Brent crude oil futures prices fell 0.07% to US$94.19/barrel. Spot precious metal prices fell slightly. As of press time, London gold fell 0.04% to US$4,047.8 per ounce; London silver fell 0.12% to US$57.54 per ounce.

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