US equity markets retreated, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq pulling back from record closing highs set last Friday (6 December) - Dow fell -241-points or -0.54%, with International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (down 3.38%) and Travelers Companies (-3.53%) both down over >3%. Nvidia Corp fell -2.55% after China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said it was investigating the company over possible violations of the country’s antimonopoly law, opening an investigation into the chipmaker in relation to the acquisition of Mellanox and some agreements made during the acquisition.