US equity markets settled little changed as investors braced for quarterly earnings releases from the technology heavyweights - Dow inched +4-points higher . The broader S&P500 dipped -0.02%. Utilities (down -0.75%) led eight of the eleven primary sectors lower. Energy (up +1.26%), Financials (+0.91%) and Industrials (+0.87%) all advanced. FedEx Corp rose +4.3%, buoyed by the strong first quarter result from listed peer United Parcel Service (UPS) Inc. The Nasdaq eased -0.34%. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 edged +0.14% higher.