After a strong lead in this morning thanks to Joe Biden's announcement of a US$2 trillion infrastructure package, it was a choppy day on the local market which saw a late afternoon rally in the financials get us up by 0.6%.

After a strong lead in this morning thanks to Joe Biden's announcement of a US$2 trillion infrastructure package, it was a choppy day on the local market which saw a late afternoon rally in the financials get us up by 0.6%. Tech and miners led the gainers thanks to bond yields holding and rising steel and gold prices respectively. Real estate was the only sector to finish in the red (just). Our top three VODs today are: Value in iron ore and consumer staples A local and global pick for your portfolio Why investors should 'short' Queensland and go 'long' WA Catch our picks of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.