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US equity markets mostly weaker, handing back some of last Friday's strong gains that came in the wake of a strong US jobs report for February - Dow down -157-points or -0.62% The broader S&P500 -0.13%, with the Industrials sector (down -1.17%) the key underperformer. The technology-centric NASDAQ gained +0.36% to a fresh record all-time high, with Amazon Inc (up +1.24%) hitting a record high just beIow US$1,600 per share. Amazon has added ~US$300B in market capitalisation in the past 3-months. There was also further speculation around who could replace Gary Cohn as President Trump's chief economic adviser and director of the National Economic Council, with Larry Kudlow the latest name to be mentioned as a contender. Other names that have been mentioned include Christopher Liddell and Peter Navarro.