New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- US stock indices surged on Friday, following better-than-expected financial results and promising forecasts from tech behemoths Apple and Amazon.

Apple's earnings comfortably surpassed expectations, driven by strong consumer appetite for its AI-powered products, while Amazon's cloud services division saw its fastest growth in three years, signalling a robust trading quarter ahead.

As of 10 AM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.9% higher.

At 09:30 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 64.86 points, or 0.13%, to 47,586.98, the S&P 500 gained 50.31 points, or 0.74%, to 6,872.65 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 356.45 points, or 1.51%,...