Quote Originally Posted by Chickens View Post
While watching the daily market fluctuations I've noticed that for the last few months the NZX50 often changes direction at midday.
i.e. a pronounced downtrend in the morning is reversed in the afternoon, or vice versa.

e.g, today's graph, sourced from DirectBroking;
NZX50.jpg

Does anyone have an opinion on this observation?
The NZX will often react to the sentiment of the ASX open at 12 and the Asian markets through the afternoon.