Afternoon trading September 9

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

Half-time wrap:
Fresh highs for gold and the Nasdaq helped gold miners and tech companies outperform during a negative morning for the Australian stock market.
The gold sub-sector rallied 1.37% after spot gold broke above US$3,600 an ounce for the first time. The tech sector was another bright spot in an otherwise drab market, firming 0.24% after AI stocks steered the Nasdaq Composite up 0.45% overnight to a record close.
The wider market struggled for traction, falling for a second day. The ASX 200 was 58 points or 0.67% lower mid-session despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 edged up 0.21% as the lure of interest rate cuts kept US equities well bid despite concerns about a labour market slowdown.

Personal trading: Bruising morning for some of the recent runners. Not unexpected, given the scale of the rallies. Had to be nimble, but scalped 4DS, GLA and TYP. Also took CPV.
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