Morgans AM - Wednesday, 24 September 2025

US equity markets retreated from record highs, snapping a three-session streak that saw the three main indices post record intra-day and closing highs - Dow slipped -89-points or -0.19% to 46,292.78 after logging a fresh record intra-day high (46,447.13) shortly after the opening bell. Amazon.com Inc (down -3.04%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index. The company squaring off against the Federal Trade Commission in court after the agency filed a lawsuit during the Biden administration alleging the company made it too onerous for customers to cancel their Prime memberships. Nvidia Corp fell -2.82% to US$178.43, handing back much of the previous session’s +3.93% gain that lifted the chipmaker to record closing high (US$183.61) after the company said it’s going to invest US$100B in OpenAI - the maker of ChatGPT - for the buildout of data centres based around the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Boeing Co ( -0.26%) inked a lucrative contract to make planes for Uzbekistan Airways that President Trump described as “a GREAT deal” on his Truth Social network, noting that he had spoken with Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev last month.