US equity markets advanced ahead of the Memorial Day long week end, shrugging off the latest rise in inflation - Dow up +65-points or +0.19% . Boeing Co fell -1.47% after the Wall Street Journal reported that the aeronautics company halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners, adding fresh delays for customers. The broader S&P500 edged +0.08% higher , with Real Estate (up +0.64%) and Utilities (+0.46%) leading seven of the eleven primary sectors higher. The Nasdaq settled +0.09% higher. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 slipped -0.18%. US equity and bond markets are CLOSED tonight AEST for the Memorial Day holiday.