Day traders' weekend lounge June 2 - 4

Thanks afternoon crew.

The share market finished the week just below where it started after the US Congress passed a bill to raise the federal debt limit.

The ASX 200 overcame a mid-session wobble to advance 34 points or 0.48%. Today's rally brought the index back to within ten points of last week's close.

Resource stocks led after Chinese factory data soothed fears of falling demand. A split market also saw gains for tech, property and utility companies, and falls for supermarkets, banks and healthcare providers.

US futures pointed towards further gains after last night's nine-month highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. S&P 500 futures firmed 0.17%.

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It's the end of a long week, and time to kick back in the lounge. This week's Trader's Special is sweet and sticky: a Peanut Butter Martini. Ingredients: smooth peanut butter, vodka, milk and Baileys. Yowza.