Afternoon trading October 11

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

Half-time wrap:

Aussie shares were little changed mid-session after Wall Street's record run was halted by a toxic combination of soft employment and warm inflation data.

The ASX 200 eased two points or 0.03%. Falls in REITs, telcos and bulk metal miners balanced slender gains in gold miners, energy producers and industrials.

Today's weakness mirrored mild losses in the US after September inflation figures came in stronger than expected and initial claims for jobless benefits jumped in the wake of a port workers' strike and Hurricane Helene. The S&P 500 eased 0.21% from Wednesday's record close.


Personal trading: Bought the intraday retrace in NAG, either for today or Monday. Elsewhere, was at the right level for SGQ but didn't get a fill.