Dow Jones futures rose modestly Thursday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as Snap stock and Twitter leapt on earnings, lifting social rivals such as
Facebook (
FB). U.S.-listed Chinese stocks came under pressure again, with for-profit education firms hammered.
The stock market rally was mixed Thursday, with
Apple (
AAPL),
Microsoft (
MSFT) and other megacap techs and software leading the way while small caps and many sectors retreated.
Snapchat parent
Snap (
SNAP),
Twitter (
TWTR) and
Intel (
INTC) reported earnings after the close.
Snap and Twitter earnings crashed views amid booming revenue growth. Snap and TWTR stock surged in overnight trade, signaling possible breakouts. That also gave a lift to Facebook stock and
Pinterest (
PINS), as well as Google stock, all of which report next week. Facebook and Pinterest stock had flashed bullish reversals from their 50-day lines earlier this week.
Intel beat views but gave mixed guidance. Intel stock fell modestly in extended trade.
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