Asian stocks, U.S. futures regain footing after hawkish Fed


ASIAN stocks rebounded of Friday after steep losses in the previous session as strong U.S. economic growth and Apple Inc's impressive earnings offset some bearishness generated by the Federal Reserve's hawkish comments.

U.S. stock futures rose in Asia trade with Nasdaq futures up 0.77% and S&P 500 e-minis up 0.48% after Apple on Thursday reported record sales in the holiday quarter. Apple shares rose over 5% in after-hours trading.

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