Afternoon trading August 8

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

Half-time wrap:
Australian shares fell for a second day following a lacklustre night on Wall Street and a poorly-received trading update from insurance giant QBE.
The ASX 200 eased five points or 0.06% by mid-session.
A fifth day of gains in mining stocks was outweighed by declines in financials, healthcare providers, telcos and tech companies. QBE slumped 7.38% despite announcing a dividend hike and an increase in first-half profit. Shares in the insurer had risen 40% in 12 months.
Overnight, US stocks mostly gave up their early gains as a weak bond auction lifted treasury yields and raised questions about faltering demand for US debt. The S&P 500 faded to a loss of 0.08%.

Personal trading: Got something from GBZ and OSX and PH2 from yesterday. Gave some back on ANG - bought too early. ​