<b>US equity markets advanced </b>after a<b> delayed, tame inflation report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its final meeting of the year </b>this week<b> - Dow added +104-points </b>or <b>+0.22%</b>, with <b>Salesforce Inc</b> (up +5.3%) the clear outperformer in the 30-stock index on Friday (5 December). <b>Goldman Sachs Group Inc</b> +2% <b>Amgen Inc</b> fell -3.02%<br /><br /><br />The <b>Dow Jones Transportation Average</b> <b>(up +0.69%)</b>, an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, <b>rose for a tenth consecutive day</b> on Friday (6 December).<br />