Top insights from the latest market news from Friday, May 1, from The Motley Fool analysts on Team Rule Breakers and Team Hidden Gems.

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Microsoft delivered a surprise pickup in Azure revenue growth when it posted March-quarter results on Wednesday afternoon.

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The Dow Jones index rose Friday as Apple jumped on earnings. But Roblox dived.

The S&P 500 fell on Monday, weighed down by further gains in oil prices and a steep decline in tech, as traders looked past comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on inflation. The broad-based index dipped 0.

US stocks closed higher as investors balanced Middle East war risks with hopes of diplomatic progress between the US and Iran. Tech stocks led gains while easing crude oil prices below $100 supported sentiment.

Indian stock market on Wednesday closed with indices gaining nearly 4 per cent as Sensex gained 2946.32 points or 3.95% at 77,562.90 while the Nifty gained 873.70 by 3.78% at 23,997. 35.<br /><br />Stock market opened with gains after the announcement of the US Iran ceasefire and the investors' sentiments were aided further by the announcement of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) keeping repo rate unchanged at 5.