The megacap titans of Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O, Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google parent Alphabet Inc led the rally. While labor demand remains fairly strong, U.S. job openings fell by the most in nearly 2-1/2 years in August in a sign the Fed's mission to tame inflation by tightening policy was working to slow the economy. The RBA is the first major central bank to recognize that now is the time to slow down after aggressively raising rates this year, said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial in Troy, Michigan.