The Dow and S&P500 extended declines into a sixth consecutive session overnight - Dow fell -126-points or -0.43% to 29,134.99, a day after entering official bear market territory for the first time in more than two years (down over >20% from its record close on 4 January). The index briefly slid below 1.5% to lead seven of the eleven primary sectors. Energy sat atop of the primary sector leaderboard with a +1.16% gain. The Nasdaq added +0.25% and remains the only one of the three main indices that hasn’t fallen below its June lows (albeit all three benchmark indices are in official bear market territory). The small capitalisation Russell 2000 gained +0.40%.
