Gold companies dragged the bourse back from the brink to offset losses from a bad Wall Street lead.

MARKET WRAP:

• ASX200: up 0.02% to 8,663
• GOLD: $3,372 /oz
• BITCOIN: $177,694

CURRENCY UPDATE:

• AUD/USD: 64.8 US cents
• AUD/GBP: 48.8 British pence
• AUD/EUR: 56 Euro cents
• AUD/JPY: 95 Yen
• AUD/NZD: 1.09 NZ dollars