US equity markets ended last Friday's (7 September) session and the week lower as global trade anxieties overshadowed a strong August employment report - Dow fell -79-points or -0.31% The broader S&P500 slipped -0.22%. The S&P500's intra-day high and low has been lower than previous session's respective high and low for six straight sessions - something that hasn't happened in more than six years. The technology-centric NASDAQ recorded its fourth consecutive session decline (the first such losing streak since April), down -0.25%. Tesla Inc sank -6.3% after the electric car maker's chief accounting officer, Dave Morton, resigned after approximately one month in the role. Apple Inc fell -0.81% (to be down -2.78% for the week), with the company penning a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer saying that the Trump administration's proposed tariffs could affect a range of Apple products. The consumer technology giant host their latest product launch event on Wednesday (12 September). Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd rose +1.6% after the company announced a share buyback programme. For the week, the Dow declined -0.19%, S&P500 -1.03 and the Nasdaq -2.6% (to log its worst start to September since 2008).
