US equity markets advanced - Dow rallied +618-points or +1.98%, logging its best single session gain since 4 May. JPMorgan Chase & Co gained +6.19% higher after the banking giant hosted an Investor Day and raised its net interest income outlook. In addition, JPMorgan forecast that it may hit its goal of a 17% return on tangible equity this year. Goldman Sachs Group Inc rose +3.2%. The broader S&P500 rose +1.86%, with Financials (up +3.23%) leading all eleven primary sectors higher. The Nasdaq gained +1.59%. It marked the best session for both the S&P500 and Nasdaq since 17 May. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 added +1.10%. VMware Inc soared +24.78% after The Wall Street Journal reported that Broadcom Inc (down -3.10%) was offering ~US$140 per share or ~US$60B in a cash-and-stock deal to acquire the enterprise cloud-computing software company. The report came on the heels of several other media reports over the weekend speculating a deal. Snap Inc slumped ~30% in after hours trading after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Evan Spiegel warned in a note to employees that the company will miss its own targets for revenue and adjusted earnings in the current quarter. The social media company will also slow hiring through the end of the year as it looks to manage expenses, Mr Spiegel wrote. Part of the letter was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
