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Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbed, with Microsoft and Meta surging in after-hours trading after strong earnings from megacap tech firms boosted confidence in corporate resilience.

Asian equities edged higher as the extension of the U.S.–China tariff truce offered some relief to investors, easing near-term geopolitical risk. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index rose 0.5%, led by tech stocks, while gains in Shanghai contrasted with losses in Hong Kong.

Asian markets fell for a third consecutive day as enthusiasm from recent U.S. trade deals with the EU and Japan began to wane. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index dropped 0.8%, led by losses in Hong Kong, while Japan's Topix also slipped.