Afternoon Trading 04/05/18

Thanks @Oscar09, @Cleo, & all the morning contributors.

Australia: S&P/ASX 200 6,067.60 (-0.50%), ASX All Ordinaries 6,160.70 (-0.43%), S&P/ASX Emerging Companies 1,493.10 (+0.28%), AUD/USD 0.7549 (+0.0018 +0.24%)

Asia: Hang Seng 30,068.00 (-0.81%), Nikkei 225 (closed), Shanghai Composite 3,098.32 (-0.08%), KOSPI 2,469.65 (-0.71%), NZX 50 Index 8551.27 (+0.1%)

USA: S&P 500 2,629.73 (-0.23%), S&P 500 Futures recently sitting at 2,624.25 (-0.28%)

Brent Crude Futures 73.57 (-0.07%), Gold Futures 1,314.20 (+0.11%)

The ASX gave away some modest early gains, getting that Friday selloff going early sliding down 0.5%. Utilities the worst of the bunch falling 1.3%, while IT again leading the ASX up 0.8%.

Ainsworth Game Technology (AGI) this main culprit this morning, halving its six-month profit forecast on competitive pressure and delays in regulatory approval for its products, its shares initially down around 20%, has extended those loses, continuing to tumble over 35% to a six year low. The banks once again back to being a weight on the market too.

In the US of A, Tesla again grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons, with Elon Musk perhaps showing some signs of frustration in a conference call, telling investors not to buy shares if they can’t stomach volatility. That's actually refreshingly honest advice from a CEO in my opinion. Did not help their stock price though, knocked down 5.55%.

Bloomberg started talking Start Wars Day, even with Charts. Yes, it's a Friday all right.

Coffee and Tea available for those that have been hanging out for a boost, may need it to get through this afternoon. There is also something vaguely named "Juice", drink at your own risk.