Afternoon trading May 17

Thanks @shovel40, @FlashPoint, @Fiji1 and morning crew.

The ASX 200 slumped to its lowest in almost two weeks before slightly-better-than-expected wages data helped the market trim its loss. The market traded at its weakest since May 4 before 11 am. By the halfway mark, the benchmark had cut its loss from 75 points to 36 points or 0.49%.

Tech and utilities were the only sectors to resist the selling. Miners, supermarkets and bank stocks led the retreat.

Personal trading: Took WBC too early and had to double down to get a profit. Would've done better if I'd chosen any of the other three major banks. Also took ZEU on pullback.