Sorry for the delay folks – seemed to get locked out of the site during the technical difficulties.
Half-time report: the Australian market bounced more than 1.5% this morning to end a run of losses this week. The big miners led the market higher after RIO eased fears that a deal with China was on the verge of collapse. The ASX 200 was 61 points or 1.6x% higher at 3783 at lunchtime.
Asian markets tracked higher, with the Nikkei up more than 1.5% and the Hang Seng ahead 2.3%. Dow futures were recently 11 points up.
Been a quiet morning at HLL's humble trading croft after yesterday's breathless action (10 trades yesterday - 2 losses, 1 breakeven, 7 gains for a solid profit). Just two trades this morning - PAN for peanuts and OMH for a healthy profit. Might take an early mark and sleep off the Feral Boris Russian Imperial Stout that brought so much pleasure at Sydney's new Local Taphouse last night...
