A broker studies a financial index curve on a screen. (Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg)
There was no respite in the week just ended. We almost had a mirror image of the trading pattern of the last week as the market continued to grind away in a range but with pronounced volatility. The first chart, as ever, captures the moves as they unfolded during recent weeks. The intra-week moves of the last two weeks have been highlighted and one can see how choppy the market has been, making it quite, quite difficult for traders t...