Morning Report 13 Feb 23: ASX set for a flat start

US sharemarkets were mixed on Friday. Growth-focussed sectors eased in response to higher bond yields. And shares in ride-hailing firm Lyft fell 36.4% as it cut prices to boost customer demand. At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was up by 169 points or 0.5%. The S&P 500 index rose 0.2% but the Nasdaq index slid by 71 points or 0.6%.

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