daytrade diaries... june 30 part 2

Half-time round-up:

A profit upgrade from David Jones and end-of-financial-year buying helped the Australian market roar higher this morning.

The consumer discretionary sector jumped 2.4% after the DJS announcement as the ASX 200 added 54 points or 1.4% to 3941. No sector was left behind in a broad rally fronted by gains in energy (1.9%), materials (1.8%) and metals & mining (1.8%).

Asian markets matched Australian gains. The Nikkei rose 1.89% and the Hang Seng 1.42%. Dow futures were recently +15.

Oil has had an exceptionally strong morning, charging $1.50 to $73.07. Gold also turned higher, adding almost $5 this morning to $941.40.

Sheesh, with all this green, I'd expect to find more in my trading account but it's been a slow morning. Just one buy but profitable - a partial fill in EVZ at 8.7. The bid is now 9.4. Watching ESI - would have liked low 6s for the perfect entry today. Definitely on the watchlist tomorrow. Trying to ease out of ILU at minimal loss because Perpetual shows no sign of taking its fat foot off ILU's throat.