SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 9TH JULY, 2020

Back into the green … the Nasdaq leads U.S. indices with a new record close as Apple hits an all-time high along with other big tech sector gains. In Europe, SAP enjoys a cloud boost as software licensing falls by 18 per cent and the German tech giant also confirms its full-year guidance. Airbus deliveries recover in May but H1 sales still hit a 16-year low - this amid a stand-off with unions over huge cost-cutting measures at the French aerospace company. And Brussels has reportedly struck a deal with Swiss and German drug makers Roche and Merck to supply EU member states with Covid-19 treatment medicines.