US equity markets retreated as investors digested the latest inflation data that recorded that consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in more than 30-years in October - Dow shed -240-points or -0.66% . The broader S&P500 fell -0.82%, with Energy (down -3.00%) leading eight of the eleven primary sectors lower. Information Technology (down -1.68%) and Communication Services (-1.25%) both fell over >1%. The Utilities sector was the best performing primary sector overnight with a +0.70% gain. The technology-cetnric Nasdaq dropped -1.66%. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 fell 1.55%.