US equity indices retreated and settled near their session lows, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that progress on a trade deal with China are stalled over restrictions on Huawei and as investors digested another busy corporate earnings calendar - Dow down -115-points or -0.42%, with the Dow Transportation Average logging its biggest one day fall (down -3.6%) since May. CSX Corp tumbled -10.27% after the railroad giant posted soft second quarter numbers after the closing bell of the previous session. The broader S&P500 -0.65%, with Utilities (up +0.43%) and Health Care (+0.02%) the only primary sectors to advance. The technology-centric NASDAQ fell -0.46%.
