Day traders' after-market lounge February 26

Thanks afternoon crew.

End-of-day summary:

The share market eked out a third day of gains but finished well off session highs as declines in iron ore and crude prices weighed on resource stocks.

The ASX 200 climbed to within 16 points of this month's all-time high before trimming its advance to nine points or 0.12%. Newmont, Wesfarmers and Coles provided positive momentum. Santos, Woodside, BHP and Rio Tinto were among the biggest drags following a two-week low in crude prices and a 2.5% slide in China ore prices this afternoon.

The market's early exuberance followed fresh highs for the Dow and S&P 500 on Friday. The blue-chip average gained 0.16%. The S&P 500 inched up 0.03%. The Nasdaq eased 0.28% as traders booked profits from Thursday's explosive 2.96% surge.