The search-engine behemoth reported net income of $15.23 billion, or $22.30 a share, compared with net income of $10.67 billion, or $15.35 a share, in the year-ago quarter. The company reported $11.25 billion in net income last quarter.
U.S. stock benchmarks on Tuesday extend gains with investors encouraged by news on the pace of vaccines in the U.S., the prospect of more fiscal aid from Congress, and a decline in the frenzy of retail trading in heavily shorted stocks.
Futures for gold and silver head sharply lower on Tuesday, with the drop in silver prices following a move by the CME Group to raise margin deposit requirements for trades in the wake of precipitous gains in the precious and industrial metal.