Morgans Financial Limited

US equity markets settled with modest gains as investors digested another busy earnings calendar and eyed tonight’s AEST fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) - Dow eased -99-points or -0.26%, having climbed as much as +159-points earlier in the session. Verizon Communications (down -2.25%) and 3M Co (-2.98%) were key drags a day after both companies posted quarterly results.