US equity markets advanced, retracing sharp moves at the end of last week as investors looked ahead to a flurry of economic data and US corporate earnings - Dow rose +314-points or +0.93%, market the 30-stock indices sixth advance in the past seven sessions and best single session gain since September. Nike Inc (up +2.13%) and Travelers Companies Inc (+2.09%) both climbed over >2% to be the leading Dow components overnight.
