Amazon reported earnings that saw net sales come in stronger than Wall Street forecasts. The stock climbed 6% in after-hours trading.

Amazon stock saw its best day in nine months on Friday. It climbed as much as 7.6% to $200.50, its steepest intraday gain since Feb. 2, after a strong third-quarter earnings report. Shares traded around $199 as of 12:30 p.m. in New York, less than 1% from all-time closing highs set in July.

ToplineShares of Amazon jumped more than 5% in after-hours trading Thursday after the e-commerce giant reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.Key FactsAmazon reported $1.43 earnings per share and $158.

reported strong results that showed a company humming on all cylinders, a testament to its efforts to cut and reallocate costs and put the cloud computing and e-co