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US equity markets settled mostly lower, with the Dow and S&P500 recording their lowest closing levels since 31 May - Dow fell -191-points or -0.58%, settling lower for a fourth straight session. However, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc rallied +3.29% to US$21.96 after JPMorgan turned bullish on the healthcare-services and pharmacy chain, citing a “new era” for the company under Chief Execut...

US equity markets retreated on Friday (20 October) as Middle East tensions and elevated US bond yields steered the benchmark indices to their largest weekly percentage declines since the week ending 22 September - Dow fell -287-points or -0.86%, logging a third straight session decline of more than >250-points and dipping into negative territory for the year. Intel Corp (down -2.10%) and Salesf...

US equity markets retreated as long bond yields continued to march higher and investors continued to cast a wary eye on the Middle East - Dow declined -333-points or -0.98% , snapping a three session winning streak. The Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped -3.44% , logging its worst single session decline since 26 April.

US equity markets settled little changed after a subdued session as investors digested stronger-than-expected retail sales data that fuelled concerns over tighter monetary policy - Dow edged +13-points higher . According to reports earlier this morning AEST, Chevron Corp (up +1.32%) has ended a dispute on pay and working conditions with labour unions at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities i...

US equity markets advanced, retracing sharp moves at the end of last week as investors looked ahead to a flurry of economic data and US corporate earnings - Dow rose +314-points or +0.93%, market the 30-stock indices sixth advance in the past seven sessions and best single session gain since September. Nike Inc (up +2.13%) and Travelers Companies Inc (+2.09%) both climbed over >2% to be the lea...

US equity markets weaker on Friday (13 October) as investors digested consumer sentiment data and kept a wary eye on the unfolding conflict in the Middle East – Dow added +39-points or +0.12% despite Boeing Co (down -3.34%) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (-3.89%) dropping over >3%. UnitedHealth Group Inc gained +2.64% after the healthcare-services and insurance giant posted better-than-expect...

US equity markets retreated, and bond prices fell following the latest monthly inflation figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and with investors eyeing the beginning of the third quarter earnings season - Dow fell -174-points or -0.51%, with Boeing Co dropping -2.43%.

US equity markets extended their advance into a fourth straight session as investors digested the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September monetary policy meeting and September wholesale price inflation figures - Dow added +66-points or +0.19%, with Amgen Inc jumping +4.55% following an analyst upgrade that cited an expanding earnings multiple and pipeline news flow as catalysts.

US equity markets extended gains into a third consecutive session as oil prices and bond yields retreated, and with investors seemingly not concerned about the Middle East conflict widening - Dow rose +135-points or +0.40%, with Boeing Co (up +2.67%) and Coca-Cola Co (+2.17%) gaining over >2%.

US equity markets advanced, recovering from opening losses as investors continued to digest terrorist group Hamas’ barbaric attacks in Israel and the scope for the conflict to broaden - Dow up +197-points or +0.59%, with energy giant Chevron Corp (up +2.77% the leading index performer. Walt Disney Co gained +2.12% after The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources, that activist investor Nelso...

US equity markets climbed on Friday (6 October), reversing earlier session declines as investors digested the latest non-farm payrolls data - Dow gained +288-points or +0.87%, recovering from an earlier decline of as much as -272-points but settling of its best levels of the session that saw the 30-stock index up more than >400-points. Caterpillar Inc (up +2.01%), Honeywell International (+2.58...

US equity markets settled little changed ahead of the release of key jobs data tonight AEST - Dow dipped -10-points or -0.03%. Coca Cola Co dropped -4.83%, logging its steepest one-day decline since 18 May, 2022 to be the worst Dow component overnight.

US equity markets advanced as US Treasury yields pulled back from multi-year highs following weaker-than-expected labour market data - Dow added +127-points or +0.39%, snapping a three session losing streak. Microsoft Corp (up +1.78%) was the leading Dow component overnight.

US equity markets fell sharply, with the Dow cementing its sharpest single session decline since the March banking crisis as the bond market came under renewed selling pressure following the latest stronger-than-expected labour market data - Dow fell -431-points or -1.29% to 33,002.38, marking the 30-stock index’s lowest close since 31 May. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (down -3.89%) and American Expres...

The broader S&P500 eked out a +0.01% rise, with Communications Services (up +1.47%) and Information Technology (+1.33%) leading a narrow advance that saw just three of the eleven primary sectors settle in positive territory. Utilities (down -4.72%) was the worst performing primary sector overnight, while Energy (-1.91%) and Real Estate (-1.75%) both declined over >1.5%. Tesla Inc added +0.5...

US equity markets were mostly weaker on Friday (29 September), with all three benchmark indices booking monthly and quarterly declines as investors the latest inflation figures - Dow fell -159-points or -0.47%, unwinding an earlier rally of as much as +227-points with Travelers Companies Inc falling -2.57%. However, Nike Inc rallied +6.68% after posting stronger than expected fiscal first quarter...

The Dow and S&P500 booked their largest daily percentage gains since 14 September as Treasury yields and oil prices pulled back ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST - Dow rose +116-points or +0.35%, with chipmaker Intel Corp (up +1.65%), investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+1.01%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (+1.24%) and Caterpillar Inc (+1.29%) among the notable performers.

US equity markets settled little changed after a volatile session once again headlined by rising oil prices and Treasury yields - Dow eased -69-points or -0.20%, having been up as much as +113-points earlier in the session. Caterpillar Inc (up +3.19%) and Chevron Corp (+3.24%) were the leading performers in the 30-stock index, both gaining over >3%.

US equity markets retreated amid a fresh rise in longer dated Treasury yields, and as investors digested the lates home sales and consumer confidence data - Dow fell -388-points or -1.14% , logging its largest one day point and percentage decline since 22 March . The 30 stock index also fell below its 200-day moving average , with the index last breaking that support level on 25 May.

The benchmark US equity indices logged their first advance in five sessions, rebounding from their lowest settlements since early June last Friday (22 September) and shaking off fresh multi-year highs for longer dated Treasury yields - Dow added +-43 points or +0.13%, underpinned by gains for Dow Inc (up +1.67%) and energy majors Chevron Corp (+1.46%) and Honeywell International (+1.10%).

US equity markets logged modest declines, capping a week in which equities were dragged down by the effects of rising oil prices and growing expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer - Dow fell -107-points or -0.31%, with Walgreens Boots Alliance (down -1.54%) and Walt Disney Co (-1.79) both falling over >1.5%.

US equity markets fell sharply, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting their lowest settlements since June as Treasury yields continued to climb in the wake of the hawkish pronouncements at the conclusion of Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting. Losses intensified following news that House Republican leaders sent the chamber into recess overnight, bolstering fears that federal lawmake...

US equity markets retreated as investors digested the latest interest rate decision and monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve that saw short dated Treasury yields hit fresh 17-year highs - Dow eased -77-points or -0.22%. Intel Corp (down -4.54%) was the worst performing Dow component for a second straight session after the company’s new artificial-intelligence (AI) chips unveiled...

US equity markets retreated, logging their lowest close September to date as Treasury yields climbed ahead of the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting - Dow fell -107-points or -0.31%. Walt Disney Co fell -3.62% after announcing plans to nearly double its investment in its cruise and parks business.