NEW YORK — Wall Street climbed on Friday, including a 2 percent jump in the Nasdaq, powered by strong earnings from tech heavyweights and Amazon, along with an upbeat statement from Apple on demand for its iPhone X. The S&P technology index led the way higher, up 3.14 percent. Microsoft jumped 7.16 percent after the world's largest software company reported further gains from its cloud computing services. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAmazon, up 13.15 percent, was responsible for the biggest boost to the S&P 500 after reporting a quarterly sales surge. Its gains helped lift the consumer discretionary sector 1.53 percent to put the index on pace for its best daily performance since Dec. 7.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2017 11:40 UTC