US equity markets settled with modest losses despite a big reversal in the final hour of the trading session as Treasury yields resumed their march higher - Dow slipped -42-points or -0.14%, reversing an earlier decline of as much as -430-points. The broader S&P500 eased -0.20%, with Utilities (down -2.25%) and Real Estate (-1.90%) leading eight of the eleven primary sectors lower. Energy (up +2.06%) sat atop the primary sector leaderboard for a third straight session, with Exxon Mobil Corp rallying +4.04%. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors advanced +0.36% and +0.33% respectively. Cruise line stocks retreated after getting an initial boost from news that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (down -0.75%) will suspend all COVID-19 testing, masking and vaccination requirements from Tuesday next week (11 October). Carnival Corp fell -4.25%. The Nasdaq settled -0.25% lower. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 lost -0.74%.
