ASX up 0.4% as financials and consumer sectors start leading

S&P500 closes 1.4% lower, dropping sharply in final hour, after Donald Trump halts negotiations on a highly anticipated stimulus bill
After a weak morning, the ASX200 picked up late morning to be 20 points higher at 5982 just before midday.
Westpac and ANZ upgraded to 'outperform' at Macquarie
Two of Australia's largest super funds are set to vote against a shareholder proposal to bring forward the closure of AGL's coal-fired Loy Yang power plant in Victoria, despite bolstering their climate policies this year

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