Afternoon trading October 20

Thanks @shovel40, @mirren and morning crew.


Half-time round-up: "ASX Update: Four-week high as optimism grows"

In this report:

• Retailers rise on earnings updates
• Bond yields hit eight-month peak
• Evolution, OZ beat gold guidance
• Beach Energy production drops

Personal trading: Win in HE8. SE1 slooooowly coming good from yesterday. Bungled CPN for a small loss.