US equity markets mixed after a relatively quiet session - Dow down -84-points or -0.32% , with Boeing Co down -4.44% after Bank of America Merrill Lynch cut its rating on the aerospace giant to neutral from buy. The investment bank said it expects production of the 737 Max jet to be delayed by six to nine months. General Electric Co fell -5.19% after J.P. Morgan downgraded the company, noting they believe that "many investors are underestimating the severity of the challenges and underlying risks at GE, while overestimating the value of small positives.” The broader S&P500 edged +0.10% higher to extend its run of gains into an eighth consecutive session - matching its longest streak of daily gains since a run that ended on 5 October, 2017 - and now sits within 2% of its record closing high hit in September last year. The NASDAQ +0.19%. Tesla Inc fell -0.64% after Morgan Stanley cut its target price on the electric vehicle maker for the third time this year (to US$240 per share from US$260 previously).
