All three benchmark US equity indices closed at record highs - and recorded a second consecutive weekly advance - as investors remained cautiously optimistic about prospects for easier monetary policy and ahead of the US second quarter corporate earnings season kicking into gear - Dow up +244-points or 0.90% (to 27,332.03). The broader S&P500 rose +0.46% (to 3,013.77), notching its first close above >3,000. The technology-centric NASDAQ gained +0.59% (to 8,244.14). For the week, the Dow gained +1.52%, S&P500 +0.78% and Nasdaq +1.01%
