A directionless start to a busy week, headlined by the Federal Reserve meeting on Thursday morning and local inflation data on Wednesday.

A directionless start to a busy week, headlined by the Federal Reserve meeting on Thursday morning and local inflation data on Wednesday. The ASX 200 closed down 0.2%. Strength in commodity prices wasn't enough to offset weakness in other areas of the market. The banks finished marginally higher ahead of interim results from three of big four next week. Meanwhile, NIB guided the market higher with a jump of more than 10% after re-affirming guidance. Our top three VODs today are:Will history repeat itself? The charts say you should buy | the tradeThree stocks for a strong stomachUnder-the-radar names to play iron ore's surge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.