Small declines for US equity markets as investors grappled with a fresh round of tariff clashes between the US and China - Dow eased -45-points or -0.18% , with the shares of big exporters underperforming (Caterpillar Inc fell -1.9% and Boeing Inc -0.9%). The broader S&P500 dipped -0.03%, with gains in the Technology, Financials and Health-care sectors were offset by declines in Consumer Staples, Energy and Industrials. NASDAQ inched +0.06% higher to extended its winning streak into a seventh consecutive session - the longest such streak since the last seven day positive run that ended on 12 March. The index sits within 50-points of its record close (7,932.24) set on 25 July Amazon.com Inc (up +1.3%) and Facebook Inc (+0.8%) led the technology-centric index higher. Tesla Inc fell -2.4% a day after soaring 11% after Chief Executive Elon Musk said he was considering taking the electric vehicle manufacturer private.
