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Investors digested latest earnings results. Shares in Bank of America rose by 0.6%. Shares in Goldman Sachs fell 1.7% after the financial firm reported a 19% fall in profit. Also in response to earnings news, shares in Johnson & Johnson fell 2.8%, Lockheed shares rose 2.4% after its first quarter results beat market forecasts. The Dow Jones index fell by 11 points or less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.1%. And the Nasdaq index fell by 4.3 points or less than 0.1%. After market close shares in Netflix fell 0.7% in response to its earnings result. This content is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814 (CommSec) a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL 234945 (the Bank) and a Market Participant of ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Limited.  All information contained herein is provided on a factual or general advice basis and is not intended to be construed