Day traders' weekend lounge August 4 - 6

Thanks afternoon crew.

End-of-day wrap:

A late rebound averted a third day of falls after the share market slid to its weakest level in two and a half weeks.

The ASX 200 finished 14 points or 0.19% ahead at 7325 after trading as low as 7286.

The rebound trimmed the Australian benchmark's first losing week in a month. After a positive start to the week, the index rolled over to a loss of 78 points or more than 1%.

Healthcare firm ResMed and Afterpay's US owner Block were the biggest drags today following trading updates.

US futures rallied ahead of jobs data tonight as well-received corporate earnings from Amazon offset a rare miss from Apple. S&P 500 futures firmed almost 0.5%.



Sounds like there are a few traders with something to celebrate this week, so we'll get the weekend started with a "zesty margarita". Recipe here. Cheers.