Futures show a positive start of the session on Wednesday after Apple showed excellent data for 1Q and wiped out doubts about the slowdown in corporate profits.
The iPhone maker's stock jumped 5.8% to a pre-trade deal after sales in China stabilized, and increased demand for services and accessories helped offset the record-breaking decline in iPhone revenue.
Analysts remain optimistic about 1Q reports and expect an increase of 0.7% compared to -0.2%, which was forecasted in early April, according to data from Refinitiv.
Meanwhile, the FED, which will end its two-day meeting later in the day, is expected to keep interest rates unchanged and maintain its monetary policy stance, despite President Trump's call to cut the rate.
Dow points to a 0.27% growth, the S & P 500 is up 0.29%, and NASDAQ is green with 0.66%.
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US) shot 5.1 percent after "better-than-expected," with Nvidia Corp (NVDA.US) and Qualcomm (QCOM.US) open to green with 1% and 1.6% .
CVS Health Corp (CVS.US) added 4.5% to its stock price after gains in 1Q earnings and optimistic forecasts for the year.
Yum! Brands (YUM.US) was down 2.4%, despite sales growth for 1Q.
Shopify (SHOP.US) is down 1% after 8% yesterday's session.
Facebook (FB.US) is green with 0.6%, with the company showing a revival of the application and the social networking platform despite personal data being attacked.
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