US markets advanced in what was a relatively quiet trading session absent any major economic releases or major developments on the US-China trade front - Dow up +258-points or +1.0%, with energy majors Chevron Corp (up +0.86%) and Exxon Mobil Corp (+0.73%) major positive contributors to the index's gains. The broader S&P500 gained +0.65%, with Energy (up +1.40%) leading ten of the eleven primary sectors higher. The technology-centric NASDAQ +0.38%.
On the US-China trade front, comments from China's state media referring to President Xi Jinping as "lingxiu" - a title suggesting that he is not only a state leader but a spiritual one as well - garnered some attention. China marks it's 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on 1 October.
