•US equity markets logged modest gains on Friday (9 August) and continued to mount a comeback that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq all but erase Monday’s (5 August) rout that saw both indices register their sharpest daily losses since 13 September 2022 - Dow edged +51-points or +0.13% higher, with American Express Co (up +1.85%), Apple Inc (+1.37%) and Salesforce Inc (+1.37%) all rising over >1%. Intel Corp shed -3.81% to be the worst performer in the Dow last Friday (9 August).