Morgans Financial Limited

A hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation (CPI) print weighed heavily on US equity markets - Dow fell -525-points or -1.35%, slightly paring an earlier decline of as much as 758-points or almost -2%. It marked the worst session for the 30-stock index since March 2023. Walgreen Boots Alliance (down -4.77%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.54%) were the worst index performers overnight. Boeing Co fell -% after Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brian West discussed 737 production at the Cowen Aerospace Conference and reportedly said Boeing 737 MAX production would be below 38 a month for the first half of the year and trend back to 38 by the end of 2024.