Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher on Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, as four out of every five stocks in the index climbed.

Wall Street are pointing mostly higher in premarket trading while more corporate earnings poured in a day after the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark lending rate alone

In extended trading, shares of Meta Platforms and Tesla gained nearly 2% and 5%, respectively, while Microsoft shares dipped 4% after the companies reported earnings. Both Meta and Microsoft beat on the top and bottom lines, but Tesla missed expectations.

U.S equity futures turned lower in early Wednesday trading, while the dollar extended gains and Treasury yields dipped, as investors looked for clarity on two key issues from today's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and fourth-quarter earnings updates from three megacap tech giants.

Follow the market action on Wednesday to see whether the post-DeepSeek rally can continue and how investors react to the Federal Reserve rate decision and results from Meta, Microsoft and Tesla loom.

Dow Jones stocks edged higher in the stock market today as investors awaited Powell's remarks and earnings from three tech titans.