US equity markets rebounded strongly on Friday (15 July) to cap another tumultuous week, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow both snapping five-day losing streaks following a brace of solid economic data and corporate earnings releases - Dow rallied +658-points or +2.15%, UnitedHealth Group Inc (up 5.84%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (+4.58%) and American Express Co (+4.40%). The broader S&P500 +1.92%, with Financials (up +3.51%) leading all eleven primary sectors higher. The Nasdaq +1.79%. Meta Platforms Inc (+4.21%), Salesforce Inc (+3.94%)and Amazon.com Inc (+2.64%). The small capitalisation Russell 2000 jumped +2.16%. For the week, the Dow booked a small weekly loss of -0.16%, while the S&P 500 fell -0.93% and the Nasdaq -1.57%.
