US equity markets retreated, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq handing back earlier gains and snapping a three-session winning streak as investors digested a tame inflation report and fresh Middle East tensions while awaiting further details on China-U.S. trade talks - Dow flat Goldman Sachs Group Inc (up +1.51%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (+1.91%) and UnitedHeath Group Inc (+2.23%) all gained over >1.5%, while Amazon.com Inc (down -2.03%), Apple Inc (-1.92%) and Home Depot Inc (-2.02%) declined ~2%.
