Afternoon trading November 29

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

Half-time wrap:

The share market looked set to finish the week modestly higher after reversing much of yesterday's gains ahead of the resumption of US trade tonight.

The ASX 200 declined 34 points or 0.4% by mid-session as nine of eleven sectors lost ground. This morning's setback left the index just 16 points above where it started a week that featured two record closes.

A positive night in Europe and gains in US stock futures during last night's US Thanksgiving holiday failed to keep the local market in the green. Telcos, healthcare providers and banks led the retreat. Technology and utilities were the only sectors to improve. Megaport, Web Travel Group and Sigma Health were the index's best performers.

Gains in tech stocks helped the pan-European Stoxx 600 index bounce 0.46% overnight. S&P 500 futures firmed 0.18% ahead of tonight's holiday-shortened session.


Personal trading: Dreary morning. Struggled to find trades. Picked up some OVT on retrace.