ASX 200 loses steam; bullying claims against Super Retail whistleblower; Woolworths cans MyDeal; Reece dives

ASX ends down forming bearish chart pattern. Super Retail defends whistleblower's claim. Northern Minerals 'not party' to Treasurer's China investor lawsuit. Bonds scandal-hit ANZ taps McKinsey for risk review. Reece dives on earnings hit.

Investors are in EOFY zone on Friday. Picture: David Swift

That's all from the Trading Day blog for Friday, June 27. The ASX 200 index closed down 0.4 per cent at 8514.2 - forming a bearish chart pattern - as falls in banks outweighed gains in miners. The ASX 200 has had a great run over the past three months and gains are expected to continue in July.

On Wall Street, Nasdaq led indexes with a gain of 1 per cent and the S&P rose 0.8 per cent - closing just below their all-time highs. The Dow Jones added 404 points, or 0.9 per cent.

Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is around $US107,300.

The Aussie dollar is near US65.52c.

Originally published as ASX 200 loses steam; bullying claims against Super Retail whistleblower; Woolworths cans MyDeal; Reece dives