US equity markets climbed ahead of key December inflation figures tonight AEST - Dow gained +171-points or +0.45%, with Home Depot Inc (up +3.06%) the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded their recommendation on the home improvement retail giant to ‘Outperform’ from ‘Neutral’, with the firm saying that weak home-improvement retail demand from last year was “bottoming or reversing, which should translate to stronger demand in 2024.