US equity markets retreated as a fresh rise in bond yields and ongoing concerns around instability in the Middle East overshadowed a strong first quarter result from investment banking major Goldman Sachs - Dow fell -248-points or -0.65%, relinquishing an earlier rally of over >1% to log a sixth straight session decline - the longest losing streak since June. Five (5) Dow components touched lows not seen in more than a year – Biogen Inc (down -0.70%), Boeing Co (-1.02%), Brown-Forman Corp (-0.08%), Verisign Inc (-1.20%) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (-1.12%).
