Asian equities climbed close to their record and US equity-index futures advanced as strong earnings from Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. lifted sentiment after a brief pause in the global stock rally.
MSCI’s regional stocks index climbed 0.4%, while Japanese shares advanced 1%. Gauges in mainland China and Hong Kong retreated. Apple rose in late trading as it beat revenue estimates and offered a bullish holiday forecast. Amazon surged 13% in extended trading after reporting its fastest cloud unit growth in nearly three years.