US equity markets mostly higher, with technology again at the forefront of the advance - Dow down -26-points or 0.10%, with Caterpillar Inc (down -1.01%) a key drag on the index after disclosing that total machines retail sales for the 3-month rolling period ending May 2018 rose 24%, after rising 28% in the April. The broader S&P500 +0.25% with financial sector (down -0.9%, with J.P.Morgan Chase down -1.7%, Bank of America Corp -1.1%, Citigroup -1.4%, Wells Fargo & Co -0.60%) capping gains. The technology-centric NASDAQ rallied +0.85% to a fresh record closing high (7,761.04), with Netflix Inc gaining +2.4% following an upgrade from Goldman Sachs (with the investment bank lifting their target price +US$100 to US$490 per share).
