A late sell off left US equities nursing small declines, with investors continuing to weigh trade concerns and monitoring the tail end of the corporate earnings season - Dow fell 75-points or -0.29% The broader S&P500 slipped -0.14%, with Energy (down -0.89%) and Financials (-0.56%) the key laggard sectors. NASDAQ eked out a +0.04% to extend its winning streak into an eight consecutive session - the longest string of gains since October last year. Amazon.com Inc rose +0.64% (to US$1,898.52) to a fresh record high Tesla Inc fell -4.8% following CNBC reports that board of directors plans to meet with advisers next week to make formal the process of exploring Chief Executive Elon Musk's proposal to take the electric vehicle manufacturer company private.
