US equity markets retreated overnight, reversing earlier gains as investors digested the latest monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve - Dow added +87-points or +0.2%, unwinding an earlier rally of over >500-points. Amazon.com Inc climbed +2.17% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings after the close of the previous session, underpinned by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. Johnson & Johnson rose +4.56% after proposing a US$6.5B settlement that would resolve nearly all outstanding talc ovarian cancer lawsuits it faces.