US markets mostly higher, lifted by the latest round of corporate earnings and talk of further stimulus measures in China - Dow rallied +198-points or 0.53% The broader S&P500 +0.48%, NASDAQ dipped -0.01%, erasing an earlier rally of more than >1% that lifted the technology-centric index to a record intra-day high (7,928.79). Alphabet Class A shares gained +3.89% to a record high after the company's strong second-quarter result posted after the closing bell of the previous session. Facebook Inc (up +1.8%) also recorded a record all time high. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Washington tonight AEST.
