Despite the bearish leads provided by international markets last night, the Aussie market is holding up quite well so far today.
The XJO is trading flat into the after-lunch session, holding around 4190.
Utilities, consumer discretionary and IT stocks are the strongest performers, whilst the energy and materials sectors are the laggards.
In company news, Downer EDI (DOW) is up more than 5% after selling its CPG Asia business arm to a Chinese company for $147 million.
Around the region, Asian markets are mainly weaker with the Nikkei amongst the hardest hit, down 0.5%.
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Midday Market Analysis: Holding Up is a post from: Australian Stock Report Market Pulse Blog