US equity markets edged mostly higher ahead of the the second-quarter corporate earnings season kicking off in earnest this Friday (July 14), with financial heavyweights JPMorganChase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo all slated to release results - Dow slipped -6-points or -0.03%, while the broader S&P500 inched +0.09% higher. The technology-centric NASDAQ outperformed for a second consecutive session with a +0.38% gain despite Snap Inc falling -1.1% to US$16.99 and settling below its US$17 initial public offering (IPO) price for the first time. Elsewhere, Amazon climbed +1.8% as 'Prime Day' kicks off in the US tonight that sees the company offering new deals for customers every 5-minutes (some analysts project sales of between US$800M and US$1B for Amazon's third 'Prime Day' event). Rumours that Amazon is launching a new home-consultation survey service put pressure on electronics retailing competitors (e.g. Best Buy down -6.3%).
