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Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Friday

• Nvidia stock rose 0.8% after the chipmaker reported that profit doubled from a year ago in the three months through April, thanks largely to pandemic-related effects.
• The company reported that sales to data-centers – a major beneficiary of the trend to remote work and online shopping - rose 80% to a record $1.14 billion. Revenue at its games segment increased 27% to $1.34 billion.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock fell 7.6% after the company announced it will look for over $1 billion in annual savings to bring its cost structure into line with expected revenue trends in the post-Covid-19 world.
• Alibaba ADRs fell 2.2% after the Chinese e-commerce giant’s surge in revenue and earnings was overshadowed by fears of renewed tension between the U.S. and China, intensifying fears of a possible clampdown on Chinese companies listed in the U.S.

Hong Kong’s major equity index, closed 5.6% lower, its biggest drop in five years.

The decision drew a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react "very strongly" against the attempt to impose more control over the former British colony. The U.S. Senate piled in and introduced a bill with bipartisan support that would sanction Chinese officials - and any banks serving them - if they implement the law.

The move adds to the rapidly deteriorating relationship between the world’s two largest economies, and a serious confrontation begins to look more likely as both administrations seek to win over domestic audiences looking for someone to blame for a deterioration in living standards.