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The ASX 200 flops again down another 34 points after an 87 point fall yesterday and despite the Futures being up 7 this morning. Resources lead the sell-off. Nothing much going on.

The ASX fell 14 points to 7157 (-0.2%) in an uneventful day of trade. For the week, the ASX 200 fell 121 points (1.67%). Strong economic data this week fuelled the higher-for-longer mantra, driving yields higher and market sentiment down. Most sectors are finished down today. Defensive sectors outperform, with Utility and Healthcare stocks the top performers. CSL +1.0%, RHC +1.1%, AGL +1.0% and CEN +2.9%. The iron ore trio BHP, RIO and FMG all fell between 1.2%-2.4%. Gold back

SPI Futures are down 37 but the market is down 73 – BHP ex-dividend – the US drop follows a 3.6% fall in Apple and another rise in bond yields on the back of hotter-than-expected ISM Services numbers. Hmmm. Just can’t seem to get this “Peak Rates” narrative to stick. Our ideas portfolio will look a bit dented this morning as the NASDAQ drops 0.88%.

The ASX 200 traded lower all day, closing down 86 points to 7171 (-1.2%). It was a sea of red today, with all 11 major sectors finishing lower. Miners weighed heavily on the market, with BHP ex-dividend (125c) and down 5.2% (239c) and the other iron ore giants RIO and FMG losing 2.5% and 2.3% each. Energy stocks were mixed, STO and WDS down over 1%, while BPT and STX rose 1.6% and 2.6%, respectively. Gold was mostly down, NST -1.4% and NCM off 0.4%, but CHN bounced 7.9% on broker upgrades although some of them have a corporate responsibility. Lithium was sold off, but LTR mysteriously ralli