Last updated: December 07, 2010

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  1. Dow Jones
    -19.9
    11362.19
    at 06 Dec 10
  2. Oil
    +0.15
    89.31
    at 06 Dec 10
  3. ASX 200
    +38.2
    4726.8
    at 16:11
  4. AUD/USD
    +0.0
    0.9916
    at 15:00

Market Charts at 12:00AM

Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
Hang Seng 23320.52 -128.26 -0.55
Hang Seng daily chart
ASX200 4726.8 +38.2 +0.81
ASX200 daily chart
All Ords 4816.0 +36.6 +0.77
All Ords daily chart
Nikkei 10167.23 -1.29 -0.01
Nikkei daily chart
Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
DJIA 11362.19 -19.9 -0.17
DJIA daily chart
S&P; 500 1223.12 -1.59 -0.13
S&P 500 daily chart
S&P; 100 548.31 -0.51 -0.09
S&P 100 daily chart
NASDAQ 2594.92 +3.46 +0.13
NASDAQ daily chart
Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
CAC 40 3749.23 -1.32 -0.04
CAC 40 daily chart
DAX 30 6954.38 +6.66 +0.1
DAX 30 daily chart
FTSE 5770.28 +24.96 +0.43
FTSE daily chart
Euro Top100 2295.68 +2.87 +0.13
Euro Top100 daily chart
Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
AUD/USD 0.9914 +0.0 +0.12
AUD/USD daily chart
Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
Oil 89.31 +0.15 +0.17
Oil daily chart

Share Market

ASX200 - Top Gainers at 04:10PM

Position Code Name Price Percent
1 PLA Platinum Austra.. 0.515 +11.95%
2 PAN Panoramic Resou.. 2.5 +5.93%
3 AVO Avoca Resources 3.42 +5.23%
4 SFR Sandfire Resour.. 7.87 +4.93%
5 ABC Adelaide Bright.. 3.3 +4.76%
6 KAR Karoon Gas Aust.. 7.5 +4.6%
7 PRU Perseus Mining .. 3.21 +4.56%
8 EHL Emeco 1.055 +4.45%
9 AWE AWE Limited 1.83 +4.27%
10 OGC OceanaGold 3.54 +4.11%

Australian Market Data at 04:49PM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
All Ords 4816.0 +36.60 + 0.77%
S&P;/ASX 50 4690.7 +39.20 + 0.84%
ASX200 4726.8 +38.20 + 0.81%
S&P;/ASX 300 4736.2 +37.80 + 0.80%
S&P;/ASX MidCap 4392.9 +16.20 + 0.37%
S&P;/ASX Small Orders 2802.4 +26.40 + 0.95%
S&P;/ASX 20 2827.6 +25.50 + 0.91%
S&P;/ASX 100 3843.9 +30.20 + 0.79%

ASX200 - Top Losers at 04:10PM

Position Code Name Price Percent
1 HST Hastie Group 0.925 -4.64%
2 GFF Goodman Fielder 1.395 -3.13%
3 IFN Infigen Energy 0.515 -2.84%
4 RIV Riversdale Mini.. 15.87 -2.7%
5 ISF iSOFT 0.082 -2.39%
6 TEL Telecom NZ 1.665 -2.06%
7 DOW Downer EDI Limi.. 4.31 -2.05%
8 SXL Southern Cross .. 2.17 -1.81%
9 LNC Linc Energy 2.79 -1.77%
10 GMPPA Goodman Plus 77.5 -1.65%

World Market Data at 12:00AM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
CAC 40 3749.23 -1.32 -0.04%
Euro Top100 2295.68 +2.87 +0.13%
FTSE 5770.28 +24.96 +0.43%
DAX 30 6954.38 +6.66 +0.1%
Hang Seng 23320.52 -128.26 -0.55%
Nikkei 10167.23 -1.29 -0.01%
Telco Services 2189.81 -1.36 -0.06%
S&P; 500 1223.12 -1.59 -0.13%

S&P/ASX Sectors at 04:49PM

Index / Security Price Change Percent
Consumer 1525.5 +8.8 +0.58%
Energy 15984.0 +73.1 +0.46%
Financials 4342.8 +34.2 +0.79%
Healthcare 8846.6 +15.3 +0.17%
Infotech 619.2 +4.6 +0.75%
Materials 13960.1 +164.3 +1.19%
Property Trusts 848.8 +3.6 +0.43%
Consumer Staples 7725.8 +77.5 +1.01%
Telco Services 961.2 -4.7 -0.49%

Currencies

10 Year Bond Yield 5.4171 +0.02 +0.43%

90 Day Bank Bill 5.635 +0.01 +0.27%

Markets FX Cross Rates

Market AUD USD EUR GBP HKD NZD SGD
AUD AUD 0.9914 0.7431 0.6299 7.6853 1.3007 1.2923
0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.03 0.0 -0.0
USD 1.0101 USD 0.7515 0.6363 7.7616 N/A 1.305
0.0 0.01 0.0 -0.0 0.0
EUR 1.3438 1.3306 EUR 0.8467 10.3272 1.748 1.7365
-0.01 -0.01 -0.0 -0.09 -0.0 -0.01
GBP 1.587 1.5716 1.181 GBP 12.197 2.0645 2.0508
-0.0 -0.01 0.01 -0.05 0.01 -0.01
HKD 0.1301 0.1288 0.9683 N/A HKD 0.1692 0.1681
0.0 0.0 0.01 0.0 0.0
NZD 0.769 0.7613 0.5721 0.4844 5.9085 NZD 0.9936
-0.0 -0.01 0.0 -0.0 -0.04 -0.01
SGD N/A 0.7663 0.5759 0.4876 5.9475 1.0064 SGD
-0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.01 0.01

Commodities - US Exchanges

Precious Metals

Name Price Change Percent Units Last Update
Gold 1422.7 +8.35 +0.59% USD/oz Market Close / Dec 06
Palladium 755.5 -2.9 -0.38% USD/oz Market Close / Dec 06
Platinum 1720.0 -5.5 -0.32% USD/oz Market Close / Dec 06
Silver 30.12 +0.76 +2.59% USD/oz Market Close / Dec 06

Base Metals

NamePriceChangePercentUnitsLast Update
Aluminium 2285.75 -15.25 -0.66% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Copper 8815.5 +48.50 +0.55% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Lead 2328.0 +11.25 +0.49% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Nickel 23572.0 +97.00 +0.41% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Tin 25444.0 -80.00 -0.31% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Zinc 2209.75 +1.75 +0.08% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06

Soft Commodities

Name Price Change Percent Units Last Update
Corn 553.75 -5.25 -0.94% USD/bsl Market Close / Dec 06
Lumber 248.1 -1.2 -0.48% USD/1000ft Market Close / Dec 06
Sugar 29.01 -0.49 -1.66% Cents/lb Market Close / Dec 06
Wheat 7.52 +0.14 +1.9% USD/bushell Market Close / Dec 06
Wool 883.0 0.0 0.0% USD/tn Market Close / Dec 06
Oil 89.31 +0.15 +0.17% USD/bbl Market Close / Dec 06
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Stock Quotes

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CurrencyValue
AUD/USD 0.9914
AUD/EUR 0.7431
AUD/GBP 0.6299
AUD/JPY 81.87