US equity markets retreated as investors digested the June consumer inflation report, with the Dow and S&P500 extending declines into a fourth consecutive session - Dow fell -209-points or -0.67%, paring a morning session decline of over >450-points. Boeing Co (down -2.17%), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (-1.92%) and UnitedHealth Group (-2.56%) were among the key drags on the index. The broader S&P500 lost -0.45%, recovering from an earlier fall of over >1.5%. Industrials (down -1.20%) and Communication Services (-1.07%) both fell over >1% to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors lower. Consumer Discretionary (+0.86%) and Consumer Staples (+0.01%) were the only primary sector to settle in positive territory overnight. The Nasdaq settled -0.15% lower having fallen over >2% earlier in the session. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 slipped -0.12%.
