Pre-Market Report – Quiet Trading Continues

US markets started the week lower taking a post-thanksgiving pause as the shopping season kicked into high gear with Cyber Monday deals. The Dow Jones finished near worst levels, down 57 points (0.16%). Up 20 points at best. Down 110 points at worst. S&P 500 slipped 0.2% but still hovering near technically “overbought” levels, and…

End of Day Podcast Tuesday

ASX 200 clawed back some losses closing up 28 points to 7015 (0.4%). Early euphoria gave way to apathy again. Banks were a strong sector with the Big Bank Basket up to $177.31 (0.8%). NAB leading the charge up 1.2% and MQG managing to eke out a 0.1% rise.

End of Day Report – Market Drops in Afternoon

ASX 200 frittered away early gains to close down 53 points at 6988 (0.8%) in a mixture of apathy and low volumes. Iron ore weakness in Asia the turnaround as China authorities move to more supervision on pricing. BHP, RIO and FMG all took on water down around 1.5%. Lithium stocks depressed again, PLS down 2.5%, IGO off 3.3% and MIN off