Thanks afternoon crew. Long week, hey? My watchlist has shrunk...

Thanks afternoon crew. Long week, hey? My watchlist has shrunk considerably since Monday. Tough market. I can feel a bottle of red coming on.

Today's market action: "ASX Close: Shares fall for third week as rates outlook dims"

In this report:

• ASX 200 firms 0.3%
• Going up: SQ2, BXB, ALL, LNK, PLS, AKE, SGR
• Going down: EML, ore miners
• US futures dip 0.1%