Thanks @shovel40, @Fiji1 and morning crew. Half-time wrap: The...

Thanks @shovel40, @Fiji1 and morning crew.

Half-time wrap:

The share market recouped some of Friday's losses following a strong end to Wall Street's first winning week in four.
The ASX 200 bounced 52 points or 0.69% by mid-session. Property companies, telcos and tech firms spearheaded gains, offsetting mild selling pressure from Coles, energy producers and some miners. BHP fell for a second day after Anglo American formally rejected the Australian miner's takeover offer.

US stocks rebounded on Friday as strong trading updates from Alphabet and Microsoft helped steady nerves ahead of earnings this week from Apple and Amazon, and a Federal Reserve rates policy meeting. The S&P 500 rallied 1.02% to extend its gain for the week to 2.7%.


Personal trading: Not a lot to show. Part-fill in AUC off the low, but not enough stock to pop a cork. Also caught BMT at the low.