--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/43141884.md" description: "Amazon surges 15% vs Apple plunges 7%! July closes with a stark contrast of ice and fire.Hello everyone, happy weekend. July has officially closed, and this week's market excitement was maxed out.πŸ“Š US Stocks: All three major indices closed higher across the boardDow Jones +0.53% at 52,485, Nasdaq +1.00% at 25,373, S&P 500 +0.70% at 7,489. Weekly lines all closed red (up).But individual stocks showed a stark contrast:πŸ”₯ Amazon surged 15.32% - creating its largest single-day gain since 2012! AWS cloud revenue grew 37% to $42.2 billion, igniting the market with AI cloud business.πŸ”₯ Google +6.73%, Microsoft +3.02%, NVIDIA +2.93% (regaining the title of world's most valuable company)❌ Apple plunged 7.35% - Q4 guidance missed expectations, wiping out $358 billion in market cap.July monthly performance: Dow Jones +0.3% (four consecutive weeks up), Nasdaq -3.2% (worst July since 2006).πŸ›’οΈπŸ₯‡ Commodities: Brent crude oil stood above $90, accumulating a 24% gain in July; spot gold closed at $4,040, rising nearly 1% for the month.πŸ‡­πŸ‡° Hong Kong Stocks: Today closed down 647 points at 26,918, with turnover of 114.2 billion HKD. Tech and Apple concept stocks fell across the board. The Hang Seng Index accumulated a decline of 0.45% for the full week.Weekend Macro: The US, Japan, and South Korea intervened in the forex market jointly for the first time in nearly 30 years; the first offshore RMB government bond futures will list in Hong Kong tomorrow.Sister Shuang's View: The AI cloud sector is reshaping the tech stock landscape - those that can monetize surge, while others plunge. Divergence is the norm. Next week, focus on the August 7th Non-Farm Payrolls report." datetime: "2026-08-02T10:38:01.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/43141884.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/43141884.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/43141884.md) author: "[ηˆ½ε§θ¬›θ²‘](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/2081286316506112000.md)" --- # Amazon surges 15% vs Apple plunges 7%! July closes… ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOGN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGN.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md)