US equity markets ticked higher in the after afternoon session last Friday (November) to end the week on an upbeat note - Dow up +199-points or +0.59%. The broader S&P500 +0.48%, with the more defensive Utilities (up +2.00%), Real Estate (+1.29%), Health Care (+1.20%) and Consumer Staples (+1.04%) leading nine of the elven primary sectors higher. Energy (down -0.90%) and Communication Services (-0.35%) were the only primary sectors to settle in the red. The Nasdaq settled flat. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 rose +0.58%.