Amazon shares fall 4% after cloud unit reports weaker-than-expected growth

FILE PHOTO: An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York City, U.S., June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon shares fell 4% in Frankfurt on Friday a day after the retailer's results showed weakness in its cloud computing unit and it forecast and lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue and profit.

Its shares fall as much as 5% in after-market trading on Thursday.

(Reporting by Alun John; Editing by Amanda Cooper)