US equity markets retreated as investors digested some mixed economic data and eyed the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two day monetary policy meeting, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq pulling back from the record closing highs logged in the previous session - Dow down -94-points or -0.27% . The broader S&P500 eased -0.20% after touching a fresh record intra-day high (4,257.16) earlier in the session, with Real Estate (down -1.04%) and Information Technology (-0.64%) the worst performing primary sectors. Energy (up +2.06%) was comfortably the leading the primary sector performer. The Nasdaq fell -0.71%, with Apple Inc (down -0.64%), Alphabet Inc (-0.25%), Amazon.com Inc (-0.02%) and Microsoft Corp (-0.59%) all registering losses The small capitalisation Russell 2000 slipped -0.26%.
