US markets lower amid a broad-based sell-off late in the session, with the S&P500 and Nasdaq losing ground for a third consecutive session - Dow down -109-points or -0.45% and the broader S&P500 -0.37%, NASDAQ slipped -0.19% as an earlier rebound for technology stocks fizzled out. Amazon Inc rose +0.7% after the e-commerce giant launched its offering in Australia albeit the effort was described as a "patchy" initial effort by many analysts. In stock-specific news, car parts retailer AutoZone Inc rose +0.42% after posting a better-than-expected first quarter result, with same store sales (SSS) up +2.3% for the quarter. However, home builder Toll Brothers Inc fell -7.36% after posting weaker-than-expected fourth quarter earnings and sales that were impacted by higher labor and raw material costs. Toll also said it experienced the slowest orders growth in six quarters.
