Benchmark US equity indices were mixedas geopolitical tensions remained firmly in focus - Dow inched +8-points higher The broader S&P500 slipped -0.17% and the technology-centric NASDAQ -0.32%. In merger and acquisition (M&A) news, Caesars Entertainment surged +14.5% after the casino operator agreed to be bought out by Eldorado Resorts Inc (fell -10.64%) for more than US$17B, including debt. However, Bristol-Myers Squibb fell -7.42% after the company announced its US$74B merger with Celgene Corp (down -5.5%) would be delayed until the end of 2019 or early next year. President Trump signed an executive order imposing new US sanctions on Iran on Monday (24 June), with Washington blaming Tehran for the downing of an unmanned American drone last week and said the measures would target Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
