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US equity markets posted back-to-back declines as Treasury yields continued to climb – Dow lost -132-points or -0.26%, paring an earlier decline of as much as -352-points. Apple Inc -2.66%

• A fresh jump in Treasury yields weighed on US equity markets albeit the major averages settled off their session lows after CNN and Axios reported, citing White House officials, that President Trump was open to providing sanctions relief to Iran on nuclear matters – Dow fell -347-points or -0.67%. Boeing Co dropped -6.91% after the Federal Aviation Administration said it wouldn't certify the aerospace giant's 737 Max 10 until it assesses a new software glitch. Salesforce Inc (-2.88%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation (-2.15%), and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-2.05%) fell over >2%. Nvidia Corp (up +1.68%) bucked the weaker trend among semiconductor stocks after the company announced plans to buy back an additional US$150B worth of its shares, the biggest-ever company share buyback and bringing the total value of its share repurchasing program to US$235B. Nvidia also unveiled an Open Agent Safety Platform “to strengthen AI security from agent testing to deployment.”

• US equity markets advanced on Friday (25 September) to cap a volatile week of trading – Dow gained +479-points or +0.93%. Microsoft Corporation rallied +3.66% to $516.17 and booked its highest close since November last year after the technology giant unveiled an updated Copilot app with new capabilities, including coding and autonomous-agent tools. Apple Inc gained +1.53% to US$341.07, logging first record close since late July. Salesforce Inc (down -1.76%) was the worst performer in the Dow on Friday (25 September).

• US equity markets were mixed overnight following a muted session as oil prices and bond yields continued to climb. The Dow fell -162 points of -0.31%. • Investors were awaiting news from the meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington ahead of a state dinner at which several corporate leaders are expected to attend. Earlier, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and China will extend a tariff truce by two months, until January.

• US equity markets declined as crude prices and global bond yields resumed their march higher – Dow fell -352-points or -0.68%. McDonald's Corp dropped -4.81% after announcing plans for its own media network, pricey restaurant upgrades/remodelling and ways to win over GLP-1 users during an investor presentation at its Chicago headquarters. In June, the company unveiled its newest growth strategy, McDonald's > NEXT. However, until last night executives had offered few details about how they would implement the plan and how it may affect its financial results over the coming years. McDonald's aims to win over more diners at a time the company expects inflation and flat traffic to restaurants overall will persist, CEO Chris Kempczinski told CNBC. The four (4) ‘Magnificent Seven' members in the Dow all declined, with Alphabet Inc down -3.8%, Amazon.com Inc -2.24%, Apple Inc -0.8% and NVIDIA Corp -1.47%.

• US equity markets mixed although fresh gains for chip stocks lifted the Nasdaq to fresh record highs – Dow eased -185-points or -0.36%, with financial services firms JPMorgan Chase & Co (down -3.42%), American Express (-2.72%), and Visa Inc (-2.14%) ranking among its 30-stock index's biggest decliners as the yield curve flattened (or the spread between short-term and longer-term yields narrowed). Amgen Inc rallied +4.34% after the biotechnology company announced positive Phase 3 trial results for dazodalibep, which aims to treat moderate-to-severe Sjögren's disease (a chronic, systemic autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's moisture-producing glands, such as the tear and saliva glands) in adults. Retail giants Home Depot Inc (up +2.74%) and Walmart Inc (+2.49%) rose over >2% along with 3M Company (+2.62%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (+2.19%).

• US equity markets rallied strongly as oil prices and bond yields retreated, chipmakers and other artificial intelligence (AI)-related companies leading the advance – Dow rose +366-points or +0.71%, with NVIDIA Corp (up +2.3%) the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Chevron Corp (down -2.79%) was the weakest Dow component overnight.

US equity markets closed a volatile week on a muted and mixed note on Friday. Dow slipped 95 points or 0.2%. IBM, Walt Disney, Nike, and Salesforce all falling over 2%. Apple is 0.3% as the technology giants iPhone 18 models and other new products debuted following a launch event last week.

Wall Street rebounded as easing oil prices, a decline in US Treasury yields and solid labour data helped markets move beyond the Federal Reserve's first-interest rate hike in more than three years, with the Technology sector leading a broad rally – Dow rose +316-points or +0.61%. Caterpillar Inc (up +2.02%) and Cisco Systems Inc (+2.32%) were among four (4) components to rise over >2%. Salesforce Inc fell -2.9% Boeing Co (-2.46%) continued to slide a day after Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said it is "taking longer than expected" to stabilize 737 MAX production rate at 47 aircraft per month

US equity markets weaker, unwinding earlier session gains after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years and central bank Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted persistent inflation – Dow dropped -631-points or -1.21%. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation fell -4.38% after the company said Anderon, its chip unit, has signed a funding agreement with the U.S. government. Boeing Co lost -3.69% after Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said it is "taking longer than expected" to stabilize 737 MAX production rate at 47 aircraft per month Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.96%) and American Express Co (-3.7%) also fell over >3.5%. Honeywell Technologies Inc +2.07% after the developer of automation solutions presented at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Industrials Conference and said that strong second-quarter orders and a solid start to the third quarter are supporting a favourable setup heading into year end and 2027.

• US equity markets weaker, with the three (3) benchmark indices closing in the red for a sixth time in seven sessions as oil prices and bind yields continued to climb, while investors were also eying the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision – Dow fell -328-points or -0.63%, with Nike Inc (down -2.24%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.02%) and The Walt Disney Company (-2%) all falling ~2%. Salesforce Inc fell -1.46% ahead of the keynote address led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Benioff at the client relationship software company's annual Dreamforce conference. JPMorgan Chase & Co (up +0.67%) rebounded late in the session, recovering from an earlier decline of ~2% after the CEO of commercial and investment bank Doug Petno addressed the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York said that the banking giant was seeing "investment-banking strength across all products and geographies " and said he expects the firm's investment banking and trading fees for the third quarter to be up in the "mid to high teens" compared to the year-ago period.

US equity markets declined, with chipmakers under particular pressure after top executives in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies raised safety concerns and called for a slowdown in the development of AI – Dow eased -152-points or -0.29% after declining ~300-points earlier in the session. Caterpillar Inc (down -4.22%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.96%) booked the largest percentage declines in the 30-stock index. The latter was weighed down by comments from the CEO of S&P500 investment banking giant peer Bank of America (-5.14%). Brian Moynihan addressed the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference and said that Bank of America's third-quarter investment banking fees will likely fall by more than >10% from a year ago (“I'd say $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in fees will be kind of the number,” Mr Moynihan said), while trading revenue will likely be flat. “If you look this quarter, what we're seeing is the market generally in investment banking is down 10% or so in the Dealogic fees type of things,” Mr Moynihan said. Salesforce Inc rallied +4.73% ahead of the client relationship software company's annual Dreamforce conference kicking off tonight AEST, which will feature remarks from Anthropic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dario Amodei.

• US equity markets advanced on Friday (11 September), snapping a four-session losing streak as oil prices snapped an eight-session winning streak and pulled back from five-month highs, while investors digested inflation figures that cemented expectations of an interest rate hike later this week – Dow rebounded +509-points or +0.98%.

US equity markets extended declines into a fourth consecutive session as oil prices and bind yields soared – Dow fell -317-points or -0.60%, with Amgen Inc (down -2.25%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation (-2.47%) and NVIDIA Corp (-2.26%) all down over >2%. Nike Inc fell -1.95% to US$36.62, with analysts at Morgan Stanley reinstating official research coverage with an ‘underweight' rating and US$31 target price. Apple Inc rallied +3.56% following a successful launch of the company's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo.

US equity markets booked a third straight session of declines as global benchmark oil prices jumped above >US$100/barrel and the yield on US 10-year bonds touched their highest level since November 2023 – Dow fell -405-points or -0.77%. Alphabet Inc fell -2.09% after the Google parent said it would invest at least US$15.1B in AI infrastructure in Finland over the next two years, including a major deal for the supply of nuclear power. Boeing Co (-2.05%) and The Procter & Gamble Company (-2.02%) also fell over >2%. Apple Inc eased -0.28%, paring earlier, steeper losses as the company hosted its first product release event under new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Ternus. Apple unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation rallied +3.38% and was one of just five (5) components in the 30-stock index to advance overnight

US equity markets booked back-to-back declines after resuming trading following the Labor Day holiday long weekend as oil prices rose and trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalated – Dow dropped -628-points or -1.18%. Amgen Inc tumbled -10.08% after Swiss pharmaceutical peer Novartis AG said after the close of trading last Friday (4 September) that an experimental drug, pelacarsen, failed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in a late-stage trial compared to placebo. Amgen is working on a similar cholesterol-targeting drug to the one that failed in Novartis' trial. Salesforce Inc fell -3.90%, with the software sector more broadly under pressure as OpenAI's launch last week of its newest model, GPT-6 Astra, reignited speculation that AI could compete with services now offered by specialized software companies.

US equity and bond markets were CLOSED overnight AEST for the Labor Day holiday. In US corporate earnings, Casey's General Stores Inc releases its fiscal first-quarter result tonight AEST.

US equity markets retreated on Friday (4 September) following a stronger-than-expected August jobs report that ignited fresh concerns about interest rate hikes – Dow fell -272-points or 0.51%. Apple Inc (-2.51%) and Microsoft Corp (-2.04%) fell over >2%.

US equity markets rallied as Treasury yields retreated for a second session. Rally for mega cap technology names and software stocks helped the S&P 500 and Dow Jones booked their best one day gain since the 4th of August. Dow rallying 624 points or 1.2%. Goldman Sachs up 3.3% while Microsoft, Salesforce, Travellers Companies and Walmart all gained over 2%.

US equity markets advanced as the rally in Treasury yields paused although crude prices continued to climb – Dow rose +295-points or +0.56%, snapping a three-session losing streak. Nvidia Corp gained +3.21% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang addressed a technology event in North Carolina hosted by the US and called on Group of 20 (G20) nations to accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence as a way to enhance growth, urging the world's largest economies to expand data centres and other infrastructure to support the emerging technology. Chevron Corp added +0.35% after the energy giant and Italy's ENI S.p.A (+0.61%) signed key agreements with Venezuela, committing to large oil project expansions aimed at boosting the OPEC country's production said it was going to expand operations in Venezuela.

Morgans AM - Wednesday, 2 September 2026 by Morgans Financial

• US equity markets weaker, erasing earlier gains as investors digested Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in which he continued to express concern about inflation – Dow dipped -9-points or -0.02%. Nvidia Corp shed -4.57%, handing back some of the previous session's +8.74% rally in the wake of the chip giant's second quarter result. 3M Company (down -2.51%) and Caterpillar Inc (-2.05%) fell over >2%. Amazon.com Inc rallied +3.97%. Microsoft Corp +1.68%, recording its sixth straight session advance to cement its longest winning streak since 28 October 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Technology stocks powered the latest gains on US equity markets, with Nvidia Corp's second quarter result – Dow added +106-points or +0.20% although just six (6) of the index's 30 components advanced. Nvidia Corp +8.74% after the chip giant released its second quarter result after the close of the previous session with robust forecasts that illustrated the relentless demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, even as it warned that shortages of memory components could curb the pace of the industry's growth. Salesforce Inc soared +22.58% after the client relationship management software provider reported a strong fiscal second quarter result and better-than-expected guidance after the close of the previous session. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation +3.88% and Microsoft Corp +1.75% . McDoalnd's Corp, Merck and Disney fell over >2%.

• US equity markets logged modest declines as investors digested the latest inflation data and eyed Nvidia Corp's second quarter result after the closing bell – Dow fell -114-points or -0.21%, snapping a three-session winning streak. Merck & Co Inc (down -2.14%) and Nike Inc (-2.25%) fell over >2%. Apple Inc will hold its biggest product introduction of the year on 9 September, kicking off the tenure of new chief executive officer (CEO) John Ternus. The tagline for the gathering is “Surprise and shine”, according to invitations sent to media, and Apple will use the event to introduce its first foldable iPhone, entering a market dominated by Samsung Electronics.

• US equity markets advanced as bond yields and oil prices retreated, with technology stocks trading strongly ahead of Nvidia Corp's second quarter result after the closing bell of tonight's AEST – Dow added +160-points or +0.30%. Merck & Co Inc (up +3.84%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.18%) and NVIDIA Corp (+2.19%) rose over >2%, with the latter snapping a seven session losing streak – its longest such streak since the seven-day stretch that ended 6 September, 2022.

Morning Meeting - Tuesday, 25 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets advanced on Friday (21 August) but booked declines for the week, which was marked by investor jitters over fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East. Dow gained +518-points or +0.98%. The broader S&P500 added +0.43%.

US equity markets declined as Treasury yields continued their march higher despite the Treasury Department's extraordinary debt buyback operation. Dow fell -703 points or -1.32%.

• US equity markets logged modest gains, snapping a three-session losing streak as bond yields retreated from multi-year peaks following the Treasury Department's announcement of an increased buyback operation for longer-term debt – Dow rose +120-points or +0.22%, paring an earlier rally of as much as +360-points. Salesforce Inc rallied +5.07% and biopharmaceutical major Amgen Inc +4.02%, while Amazon.com Inc (+2.46%), Apple Inc (+2.19%), Nike Inc (+2.47%) and paints and coatings company Sherwin-Williams Co (+2.41%) gained over >2%.

US equity markets weaker for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq booking their largest daily percentage declines since 29 July as fading hopes for a US-Iran peace deal continued to pushed oil prices higher, while investors also continued to eye bond yields that are at multi-year peaks – Dow eased -116-points or 0.22%. Caterpillar Inc (down -4.63%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets weaker as oil prices climbed and investors eyed quarterly results from some key retailers later in the week in the wake of soft July retail sales figures last Friday (14 August) – Dow fell -273-points or -0.51%. Nike Inc (down -4.03%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index and is trading at levels not seen since September 2014. Microsoft Corp (down -3.04%) and The Walt Disney Company (-3.14%) fell over >3%. Caterpillar Inc rallied +2.93% and was one of just six (6) Dow components to advance overnight.

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Morgans AM - Friday, 14 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets advanced following a tame inflation report that tempered expectations of a September interest rate hike, with technology stocks leading gains – Dow dipped -22-points or 0.04%. Home Depot Inc -3.12% after the home improvement retailing giant announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave of absence (and is expected to return within the next few months). Microsoft Corp fell -2.26%.

US equity markets declined ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST and as optimism around a US-Iran peace deal faded once more – Dow lost -184-points or -0.34%. Honeywell Technologies Inc dropped -5.27% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index Nvidia Corp (down -0.02%) relinquished earlier gains after announcing strategic partnerships with major Wall Street private-equity and asset-management names to deploy over >US$500B through dedicated compute financing platforms to support artificial-intelligence (AI) infrastructure development over time. ‘Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology peers Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc fell -2.09% and -1.09% respectively.

Morgans AM - Tuesday, 11 August 2026 by Morgans Financial

US Equity markets rallied on Friday to cap a strong week as weaker than expected jobs data tempered expectations of rate hikes. Dow up 152 points or 0.3 of a percent. Salesforce up 3.2% while Honeywell Technologies and Nvidia both climbed 2.3%. Broader S&P 500 with a 0.6 of a percent gain

All three major US equity indices retreated overnight, with the Dow Jones snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors paused to consolidate gains following a strong rally that had propelled markets to fresh record highs.

US equity markets were mixed overnight, despite the Dow Jones rallying to a third consecutive record close. The Dow gained +263.24 points (+0.49%), supported by strong corporate earnings, with Amgen (+4.57%) and Walt Disney (+3.65%) leading gains. Other notable performers included Nvidia (+3.43%), Sherwin-Williams (+2.24%) and Nike (+2.22%), while Alphabet (-4.03%) and Chevron (-2.10%) were among the index's weakest performers.

US equity markets rallied strongly, lifting both the Dow and S&P 500 to record closing highs – Dow climbed +907-points or +1.71% to a fresh record closing high of 26,584.99, with Cisco Systems Inc (+5.08%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (+3.91%) among the leading performers in the 30-stock index. Nike Inc (down -2.60%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.32%) fell over >2% and were two of just five components in the 30-stock index that settled in the red. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos filed to sell ~15M shares worth ~US$4B a day after Amazon joined the US$3 trillion market capitalisation club for the first time.

US equity markets opened August with strong gains as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged crude prices sharply lower ahead of another busy week on the corporate earnings calendar – Dow rallied +693-points or +1.32% to a fresh record closing high of 53,178.41. Boeing Co jumped +8.03% after the aerospace and defence company cleared an important regulatory hurdle, with the Federal Aviation Administration clearing for commercial service the smallest of the 737 Max planes, the 737 Max 7. The news bodes well for the eventual certification of Boeing's 737 Max 10, with that aircraft completing final tests last month. ‘Magnificent Seven' mega capitalisation technology stocks continued to trade strongly, with Microsoft Corp climbing +4.93% to book its best three-day performance in 26 years (+23.46%) and turn positive for the calendar year-to-date (+0.83%) following the company's second quarter result after the closing bell last Wednesday (29 August). Amazon.com Inc rose +4.58% to a fresh record closing high of US$284.02, with the company's market capitalisation climbing above >US$3 trillion for the first time.

• US equity markets advanced on Friday (31 July) to cap a volatile week – Dow rose +277-points or +0.53%. Amazon.com Inc soared +15.32% after posting its biggest quarterly revenue growth in over four years that helped alleviate investor concerns about potential overspending on artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. ‘Magnificent Seven' mega capitalisation technology peers Alphabet Inc (+6.73%), Microsoft Corp (+3.02%) and Nvidia Corp (+2.93%) also posted solid gains. However, Apple Inc shed -7.35% after warning that supply constraints would hurt growth

• US equity markets rebounded strongly from a sharp sell-off a day earlier following the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting, with a broader pivot back to risk – Dow +614-points or +1.19% a day after booking worst one-day decline since April 2025. Microsoft Corp soared +15.51% to book its biggest daily percentage gain in 18-years, adding +US$450B to its market capitalisation after management of the ‘Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology stock forecast an acceleration in cloud growth for the current quarter after close of the previous session. Goldman Sachs Group Inc rallied +4.5%, while Boeing Co (+3.22%) and Caterpillar Inc (+3.38%) rose over >3%. However, Salesforce Inc -4.07%, snapping a four-session losing streak amid a broader sell-off for software stocks following a recent resurgence.

• US equity markets fell sharply as investors digested the latest monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve, while artificial intelligence (AI)-related semiconductor stocks extended declines – Dow tumbled -1,153-points or -2.19%, marking the 30-stock index's worst one-day decline since April 2025 when the Trump administration announced tariffs. Caterpillar Inc (down -6.91%) and investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-5.09%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (-3.53%) were among the worst performing Dow components overnight. However, Salesforce Inc (up +3.79%) extended its rally into a fourth straight session that has lifted the client relationship management software group +18.7% over that stretch.

US equity markets mostly firmer, underpinned by several strong corporate earnings releases, although semiconductor stocks remained under pressure. Dow up 537 points or just over 1%, booking its biggest single session gain in four weeks. IBM up 5.2% and Salesforce up 4.6% among the leading performers in the 30 stock index.

• US equity markets mixed to open the busiest week of the second quarter corporate earnings season (with 177 S&P 500 companies slated to report, including nine Dow components), with oil prices dropping sharply following reports of a ceasefire between the US and Iran while semiconductor stocks remained under pressure – Dow rose +263-points or +0.51%. Salesforce Inc (up 6.07%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Apple Inc – which releases its second quarter result on Thursday night AEST (30 July) - rose +1.17% to a record closing high of US$336.91 and touched a record intra-day high (US$339.57), usurping NVIDIA Corp (down -4.99%) as the largest company by market capitalisation. Apple last held the top spot at the close on 2 May, 2025. NVIDIA fell following a WSJ report that it is in talks with OpenAI to guarantee US$250B in financing for a massive Ohio data centre project, raising concerns in some quarters around circular funding.

US equity markets mixed on Friday (24 July) despite oil prices retreating, with chipmakers under fresh pressure as investors seemingly grow uneasy about the level of spending on artificial intelligence ahead of fresh results from some mega-capitalisation technology stocks later this week – Dow added +236-points or +0.46%. Salesforce Inc rallied +4.29% to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index, while Apple Inc (up +3.53%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (+3.65%) rallied over >3.5%.

US equity markets fell sharply as oil prices continued to soar and mega cap technology names sold off amid concerns around the level of AI spending. Dow down 507 points or almost 1%. Google parent Alphabet down 6.9%

• US equity markets rallied, snapping a three-session losing streak as semiconductor stocks rebounded strongly and as strong earnings releases also shifted some investor focus away from the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East that continued to drive oil prices higher – Dow gained +385-points or +0.74%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.51%), Caterpillar Inc (+2.97%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.89%) all traded particularly strongly. Boeing Co (down -2.23%) and Salesforce Inc (-2.15%) fell over >2%. • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and President Trump agreed to accelerate trade talks ahead of a potential US move to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods next month. Mr Carney's comments came after the Trump administration said after the close of the previous session that it would slap 50% tariffs on some goods imported from Canada, in an effort to end what it sees as discriminatory trade practices by Ottawa against the U.S. automobile, dairy and alcohol industries • The broader S&P500 rose +0.89% to book its best one-day gain since 29 June. Information Technology rose +2.35% to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors higher. Consumer Staples (down -1.01%) and Communication Services (-0.85%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard.

US equity markets booked modest declines to open a busy week of second quarter earnings releases as investor also continued to monitor tensions in the Middle East – Dow fell -307-points or -0.59%. Apple Inc (down -2.14%), Boeing Co (-2.13%), Merck & Co Inc (-2.43%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-2.33%) all declined over >2%. Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology names Microsoft Corp (up +2.15%), Amazon.com Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc +1.51% the leading performers in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets declined on Friday (17 July) amid fresh decline for semiconductor stocks and as oil prices continued to climb – Dow fell -407-points or -0.77%. Coca-Cola Co dropped -3.96% after it disclosed a “ransomware event” involving its dairy company Fairlife. Coca-Cola said that “the full scope, nature and impacts of the incident are not yet known,” and although “product quality and safety have not been impacted,” Fairlife production operations in the U.S. are temporarily suspended. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (down -2.76%), Home Depot Inc (-2.63%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-2.91%) fell over >2.5%.