Thanks @shovel40, @paddington bear, @Fiji1 and morning crew.
The ASX 200 rallied to a two-month high this morning, gaining 0.19% at the halfway mark despite weak leads from the US. Gains in rate-sensitive sectors (I.T., REITs, financials, consumer discretionary) outweighed declines in ore and gold miners.
The small end of the market sat out the rally. The Small Ords dipped 0.21%. The Emerging Companies index shed 0.33%.
US futures were positive ahead of a big week of corporate earnings. S&P 500 futures firmed 0.16%.Personal trading: Flat morning. Profit from skinny AMA bounce wiped out by loss from LM1 (bought the retrace, bailed when the retrace continued).
