Why Shares of Nokia Jumped and IBM Fell

Why Shares of Nokia Jumped and IBM Fell

Investors who gave up on Nokia, BlackBerry, Ericsson, or Cisco Systems missed out on their rally.

Nokia gained over 60% from its 52-week low, adding 9.7% last week after its quarterly report.

According to CEO Justin Hotard, the network infrastructure segment delivered 11% in net sales growth, with Optical Networks growing by 19% thanks to AI and Cloud customers.

Network forecasts that its venture fund investments will add EUR 0.1 billion to its operating profit, with a full-year profit forecast of EUR 1.7 billion to 2.2 billion.

IBM slipped toward its 50-day moving average, but jumped 9.31% on Oct. 24, closing at $307.46, a new 52-week high, after posting a 7% revenue growth rate in Q3.

Clients turned to IBM as a trusted partner to help them build embedded AI and infrastructure, said CEO Arvind Krishna.

Author's summary: Nokia and IBM shares reacted to quarterly reports.

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