Afternoon trading December 1

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


Half-time round-up: "ASX Update: US rates cheer lifts shares to seven-month high"

In this report:

• ASX 200 jumps 1.03%
• Going up: miners, SQ2
• Going down: energy, WDS, DOW, COH
• US futures rise 0.16%

Personal trading: Spent the morning feeling my way around Viewpoint after Iress turned off Pro Trader, the only package I've ever traded with. Twenty long, fruitful years. Sob. Breaking up is hard to do. Today has been like going on a bad blind date.