Afternoon trading August 13

Thanks @shovel40, @Fiji1, @uncleBuck, @JohnI and morning crew.

Half-time wrap:
Australian shares fell from record levels as poorly-received trading updates from Commonwealth Bank and AGL Energy outweighed rates optimism.
The ASX 200 sank 48 points or 0.53% by mid-session.
Banking giant CBA slumped 4.66% despite meeting full-year profit expectations. AGL Energy dived 12.23% after reporting a $98 million loss.
Those results helped undermine positive overseas leads. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rallied more than 1.1% to new highs as buyers bet benign July inflation data furthered the case for a September rate cut.

Personal trading: Broker problems for a second day. Eventually got something from PSL.
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