A late rally saw the Dow and S&P500 snap a five session skid after a choppy session as investors digested the latest monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve and comments from central bank Chair Jerome Powell - Dow up +304-points or +1.00%, briefly climbing as much as +600-points. The broader S&P500 +1.46%, Consumer Discretionary (up +3.02%) led ten of the eleven primary sectors higher. Energy (down -2.12%) was the only primary sector to close in the red. The Nasdaq rebounded +2.49%. Apple Inc rose 2.01% after it announced Major League Soccer would be exclusively available on Apple TV starting in 2023, in a 10-year deal estimated to be worth US$250M. All three indexes booked their best daily percentage gain since 2 June, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 rose +1.36%.
