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US equity markets climbed, buoyed by a rebound for technology stocks and signs of a continued improvement for the labour market - Dow gained +318-points or +0.93% to a record close of 34,548.53 after hitting an intraday all-time high at 34,561.29. The broader S&P500 climbed back above >4,200, settling +0.82% higher at 4,201.62. Financials (up +1.43%), Consumer Staples (+1.33%), Communication Services (+1.10%) and Information Technology (+1.01%) all rose over >1% to lead all eleven primary sectors higher. The Nasdaq +0.37%, snapping a four session losing streak (which was longest losing streak since the five-day stretch recorded in on October last year). The small capitalisation Russell 2000 %.