US equity markets ended with solid gains, with President Trump commenting before a cabinet meeting on Monday that his administration was going to "give the American people a huge tax cut for Christmas" - Dow up +161-points or +0.69%, with Apple (up +1.86%) leading advancing names. The broader S&P500 rose +0.65%, with information technology the leading sector and helping to lift the index above 2,600 for the first time earlier in the session. The NASDAQ rallied +1.06% and touched a fresh record intra-day high (6,862.47) following good gains across-the-board for the technology heavyweights (Facebook up +1.75%, Alphabet +1.51%, Amazon +1.17%, Microsoft +1.44%, Netflix +1.10%). Also worth noting that consumers will be hitting the stores and scouring the internet for deals as monster shopping events Black Friday (24 November) and Cyber Monday (November 27) approach.
