Morgans AM: Tuesday, 29 November 2022 by Morgans Financial Limited published on 2022-11-28T22:39:34Z US equity markets posted their steepest single session losses since 9 November – the first session after the US midterm elections - as social unrest from China’s prolonged COVID restrictions and some hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve speakers weighed on sentiment - Dow fell -498-points or -1.45%. UnitedHealth Group Inc edged ~0.5% lower in the extended session (after a -1.0% decline in the regular session) after the health-care and insurance company issued guidance ahead of its investor day tonight AEST, with some elements falling short of analysts’ expectations. The broader S&P500 -1.54%, with Real Estate (down -2.80%), Energy (-2.74%, with Exxon Mobil down -3.00%, Chevron Corp -2.91%, and Occidental Petroleum Corp -2.92%), Materials (-2.20%) and Information Technology (-2.13%) all fell over >2% to lead all eleven primary sectors lower. The Nasdaq -1.58%. Turmoil at Apple Inc’s (down -2.63%) key manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou is likely to result in a production shortfall of close to 6M iPhone Pro units this year, according to a person familiar with assembly operations, according to a Bloomberg report citing a person familiar with assembly operations. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 dropped -2.05%. Genre Business