The ASX 200 remained under pressure over the course of the afternoon, although there were some signs of resilience. The index recovered from session lows when it was down by about 64 points.
At that level the index was at 5378, marking an area of support that has been a feature of recent week. Buyers defended the level successfully and the market traded higher although buyers were reluctant to take the bourse substantially beyond the 5400 mark.
Investor interest was respectable with healthy levels of exchange taking place over the course of the day. By the end of the day more than $4.5bln in shares were transacted.
