US equity markets concluded a tough October on a positive note albeit the benchmark indices did trim gains in the final hour of trading - Dow up +241-points or 0.53% The broader S&P500 +1.09%, with Information Technology (up +2.4%) and Communication Services (+2.1%) the leading primary sector performers. Real Estate (down -1.4%) and Utilities (-1.2%) were the laggards. The NASDAQ +2.01%, paring an earlier gain that saw the technology-centric index up over >3% earlier in the session. Facebook Inc climbed +3.8% after their better-than-expected result after the markets' close of the previous session. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 index rose +0.4%.
