Hello traders!

US stocks ended lower in volatile trade tonight, with the Dow wiping out its gains for the year.

The DJIA closed down 86.44 points at 10,706.14. The Nasdaq Composite fell 18.85 points to 2,072.47, while the S&P500 was down 12.71 points at 1,223.69.

The bloodbath continues......

See you in the morning with the latest.

G.

I look forward to what Woolies will say.........

Shame they have another head wind to fight against.

That late drop on the DOW is becoming too regular.

Morning all.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 162.08 points at the session's high of 15,396.50, while the Nikkei was recently up 141.63 points at 14,360.23.

New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, was down 28 cents at $68.28 a barrel from its close of $68.56 in the US overnight, where it declined $1.80.

Happy trading!

G.

G'morning all. Will the ftse take its lead from yesterday's dow or last night in the FE?

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