Afternoon trading August 1

Thanks @shovel40, @Fiji1, @uncleBuck, @JohnI and morning crew. (And thanks @Endless for the shout-out this morning - appreciated, old pal. One of the few who has been here since the start.)

Half-time wrap:
Australian shares fell at the start of a new month after the White House announced tariffs of up to 40% on a swag of trading partners who had not reached terms ahead of tonight's deadline.
The ASX 200 declined 62 points or 0.71% by the halfway mark as a broad sell-off lowered all but two sectors.
Healthcare providers, banks and tech companies led the retreat. Materials and the defensive utilities sector bucked the downtrend. A positive finish this afternoon would mark the material sector's first gain in seven sessions.
US stock futures slid this morning following after-hours trading updates from Amazon and Apple, and a new list of tariffs from the Trump administration. Australia's tariff will remain at 10%. This morning's list included a hike on Canada from 25% to 35% and rates of 40% for Laos and Myanmar, 25% for India and 15% for New Zealand.
S&P 500 futures declined 0.22%. Overnight, the US stock benchmark finished 0.37% lower after an early surge of 1% faltered.

Personal trading: Scraped a little coin from USL and SYR, but not nearly enough.

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