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US equity markets logged their first advance in four session overnight as investors eye key US inflation figures and the start of the US second quarter earnings season later this week - Dow rose +210-points or +0.62%, The broader S&P500 added +0.24%, with Industrials (up +1.39%) leading seven of the eleven primary sectors higher. Communication Services sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard with a -0.92% decline. The Nasdaq edged +0.18% higher. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 outperformed with a +1.64% rally.