US equity markets rallied on Friday (3 May) after the latest jobs data printed weaker-than-expected for the first time in four months, with all three benchmark indices rising over >1% on the same day for the first time since 22 February - Dow rallied +450-points or +1.18%. Apple Inc gained +5.98%, with the iPhone maker logging its best single session gain since 30 November, 2022 after unveiling stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter result after the close of the previous session that included a record US$110B share buyback programme. Amgen Inc +11.82% - its best single session advance since 2009 - after the biopharmaceutical giant posted quarterly earnings that came in ahead of expectations and provided a positive update about trials of its injectable weight-loss drug MariTide after the close of last Thursday’s (2 May) session.
