Afternoon trading February 17

Thanks @shovel40, @mirren and morning crew.


Half-time round-up: "ASX Update: Rates threat keeps shares under pressure"

In this report:

• ASX 200 sheds 0.63%
  
• Going up: defensives, QBE, A2M, GUD, WBC
• Going down: WTC, ING, BBN, LFS, HCW, CIP, TYR
• US futures fall 0.2%

Personal trading: Disturbing how many spec stocks this week have fallen off the left-hand side of their charts. Been a lot making new lows. Not a good sign.