(Bloomberg) -- Nasdaq 100 futures rose after strong Apple Inc. earnings, while stocks were mixed at the end of a volatile week.
Contracts on the S&P 500 fluctuated, and those on the Nasdaq 100 trimmed some gains. Apple rose in premarket trading. Losses in tech and auto shares dragged on European benchmarks, outweighing robust results from luxury firm LVMH SE and retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB. Germany’s economy shrank more than expected, also sapping sentiment.
A dollar gauge ticked up, while Treasuries slipped. A gauge of Asia-Pacific shares rose for the first day in six as gains in Japan offset declines in China.
Global markets have been whiplashed this week by volatility as the Federal Reserve signaled aggressive tightening, while geopolitical tensions and an uneven earnings season also sapped sentiment. As investors brace for rising rates, rotating out of frothier equities, value stocks are outperforming.
Money markets are now pricing in nearly five Fed hikes this year following Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish tone Wednesday. That’s up from three expected as recently as December.
“Tighter liquidity and weaker growth mean higher volatility,” Barclays Plc strategists led by Emmanuel Cau wrote in a note. The “current growth scare looks like a classic mid-cycle phase to us, while a lot of hawkishness is priced in.”
The U.S. stock market is priced “quite aggressively” versus other developed nations as well as emerging markets, and valuations in the latter can be a tailwind rather than a headwind as in the U.S., Feifei Li, partner and CIO of equity strategies at Research Affiliates, said on Bloomberg Television.
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Elsewhere, oil headed for a sixth weekly advance and gold nursed losses. Bitcoin held above $36,000.