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Another session of fresh record highs across-the-board for the benchmark US indices - Dow up +84-points or +0.37% (setting fresh record intra-day and closing highs), while the broader S&P500 rose +0.22% for its sixth consecutive gain. The NASDAQ +0.23%. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 index rallied for an eighth consecutive session, up +0.2% to a fresh record high. Investment legend Warren Buffet commented in an interview with CNBC that current stock market valuations make sense given where interest rates currently are, noting rates have been a "powerful force" in equities values. Buffett also said that stocks are going to outperform bonds and noted that he is holding off selling any investments until he sees how the Republican tax reform efforts unfold.