The ASX 200 has finished the day down 73 points or 0.8%. Midday rally fizzling out despite US futures rallying. Weaker than expected jobs number not having any impact. Energy stayed worst with STO down 11.9%, WDS down 6.3% and KAR down 3.5%. STO closing 3% below its pre-bid price from June. Utilities, Industrials and Financials next. ORG down 2.6%. TCL down 2.3%. Banks flat save for the CBA down 2.3%. Asset managers GQG, MFG (broker downgrade) and PTM down while wealth platforms HUB and NWL rose. MQG quiet despite headlines. Tech remained the only sector to eek out a gain. WTC, XRO and CDA failing to rally on strong futures but every other major name finished positive.

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