US equity markets consolidated their strong start to the week- Dow up +492-points or +1.40% . The broader S&P500 gained +2.07%, recording its best day since 1 March to sit ~1% away from its all time high. Information Technology (up +3.51%) led all eleven primary sectors higher, with Consumer Discretionary (+2.36%) and Energy (+2.28%) logging gains of over >2%. Tesla Inc rose +4.24% to US$1,051.74, with UBS hiking their target price on the electric vehicle maker to US$1,000 per share and saying it expects “no rival to get even close to Tesla in 2022.” American Airlines Group Inc slipped -0.22% after announcing Doug Parker will retire as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) next year and be succeeded by the company’s president, Robert Isom, on 31 March. Mr Parker will stay on as chairman of American’s board. The Nasdaq jumped +3.03% to log its best single session performance since 9 March. Apple Inc gained +3.54% to US$171.18, buoyed by Morgan Stanley lifting their price target on the technology heavyweight to US$200 (from US$164 previously), citing the company’s commitment to developing augmented and virtual reality technology. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 +2.28%.
