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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 +0.55%, recovering from a loss of as much as 3% despite the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer reporting third quarter deliveries that were well below already-lowered expectations. Tesla said it produced 430,488 vehicles during the third quarter (up +17.6% year-on-year) and delivered 435,059 vehicles (up 26.5% year-on-year, and versus consensus 461K). Analysts had been lowering their expectations amid concerns over slowing demand in China, and as the lower-priced Model 3 was getting a refresh in some regions.

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 earnings per share (EPS) after the close of the previous session.

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 lawmakers won’t pass a bill to avert a government shutdown. Market participants are concerned that a shutdown would hurt fourth-quarter GDP. Dow fell -370-points or -1.08% to 34,070.42, the lowest close for the 30-stock index since 10 July.

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 overnight on the opening day of the company’s developer conference were overshadowed by management’s tempered expectations for gross margin improvement. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David Zinsner told the conference that he thinks “year over year, we’ll see gross margin expansion. It may not be hundreds and hundreds of basis points next year. It may be more modest for the reasons I talked about from a headwind perspective. But we do expect margin expansion next year.” Current consensus expectations are for a 550-basis-point improvement in gross margins for calendar 2024.

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.