Microsoft Gained Nearly 4% in Premarket Trading As Its Cloud Business Showed Higher Than Expected Growth
$Microsoft$ gained nearly 4% in premarket trading as its cloud business showed higher than expected growth.It said fiscal first-quarter profit was $2.99 per share, above analyst estimates of $2.65 per share. Azure revenue rose 29%, higher than a 26.2% growth estimate. For its fiscal second quarter, Microsoft forecast an Azure growth rate of 26-27% in constant currency.