A mixed session for US equity markets as investors digested the latest offerings on social media from President Trump and as the second quarter earnings season rolled on - Dow eased -14-points or -0.06% The broader S&P500 added +0.18% albeit the breadth of the rally was narrow, with Financials (up +1.3%), Information Technology (+0.52%) and Health Care (+0.24%) the only primary sectors to advance. The technology-centric NASDAQ +0.28%. Amazon.com Inc lost -0.65%, paring an earlier -2.4% decline after President Trump took fresh aim at the e-commerce giant on Twitter and claimed that the company takes advantage of the US Postal Service. Tesla Inc fell -3.3% after a report said the company has asked suppliers for refunds to help it become profitable. Tesla post their second quarter result on 1 August. Elsewhere, there were reports that President Trump has been telling associates that this Friday's (27 July) advance reading on US second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) will be 4.8% - which compares to current consensus expectations around 4.2%
