US equity markets mixed after consumer-confidence numbers and job-opening data pointed to a sturdy U.S. economy, and with investors eyeing some major earnings releases after the closing bell and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision tomorrow morning AEST - Dow rose +134-points or +0.35% to 38,467.31, sealing its seventh record closing high of 2024. Walmart Inc rose ~1% in extended trading (after rising +0.33% in the regular session) after the retail giant announced a three-for-one stock split, with the stock sitting just below all-time highs.