US equity markets snapped a two session slide, settling with modest gains as investors digested a cautious message from the Federal Reserve - Dow up +30-points or 0.11% Home Depot Inc fell -1.81% after posting a disappointing preliminary outlook for fiscal year 2020 ahead the company’s Investor Day. Home Depot expects sales and same-store sales growth of about 3.5% to 4% versus the current consensus for sales and same-store sales growth of 4.3%.The broader S&P500 +0.29%, with Materials (up +0.71%) and Information Technology (+0.71%) leading eight of the eleven primary sectors higher. The NASDAQ rose +0.44%. All three benchmarks ended Tuesday within 1% or less of their record closes set nearly two weeks ago on 27 November.