US stocks plunge
US stocks sank the most since June, capping the worst week for benchmark indexes since 2012.
Stock Ticker
- AGK AGL ENERGY LIMITED 0.20%
- AIO ASCIANO LIMITED 0.71%
- AMC AMCOR LIMITED 1.04%
- AMP AMP LIMITED -1.37%
- ANZ ANZ BANKING GRP LTD -1.03%
- APA APA GROUP 0.49%
- ASX ASX LIMITED -0.19%
- AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD -0.79%
- BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED 0.00%
- BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED 1.33%
- CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK. -0.52%
- CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL -0.25%
- CFX CFS RETAIL TRUST GRP -0.25%
- CPU COMPUTERSHARE LTD -0.88%
- CSL CSL LIMITED 1.06%
- CWN CROWN RESORTS LTD -2.77%
- DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP -0.97%
- FMG FORTESCUE METALS GRP -0.19%
- FOX TWENTY-FIRST FOX INC 0.26%
- GMG GOODMAN GROUP 0.21%
- GPT GPT GROUP -1.11%
- IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA 0.00%
- ILU ILUKA RESOURCES -1.14%
- IPL INCITEC PIVOT 0.00%
- LLC LEND LEASE GROUP -1.09%
- MGR MIRVAC GROUP -0.88%
- MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.23%
- NAB NATIONAL AUST. BANK -1.00%
- NCM NEWCREST MINING 3.83%
- ORG ORIGIN ENERGY -0.14%
- ORI ORICA LIMITED -1.34%
- OSH OIL SEARCH LTD 0.37%
- QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS -0.45%
- QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP 0.00%
- RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED 0.76%
- SGP STOCKLAND -0.80%
- SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE 0.96%
- STO SANTOS LTD -2.05%
- SUN SUNCORP GROUP LTD -0.95%
- SYD SYD AIRPORT 0.00%
- TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 1.92%
- TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION. -0.58%
- TOL TOLL HOLDINGS LTD -3.67%
- WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORP -1.02%
- WDC WESTFIELD GROUP -0.30%
- WES WESFARMERS LIMITED -0.51%
- WOR WORLEYPARSONS LTD -1.12%
- WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED 0.35%
- WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM 0.29%
- WRT WESTFIELD RETAIL TST -0.66%
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Currencies
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| United States Dollar | |
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| 0.8686 | -0.99% |
| Euro | |
| 0.6352 | -0.80% |
| British Pound | |
| 0.5269 | -0.09% |
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The Economy
Inflation will keep RBA on sidelines
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Inflation spike closes door on interest rate cut
Consumer prices jumped by a surprise 0.8 per cent last quarter.
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Banking & Finance
Westpac named world’s most sustainable
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IAG lifts full year profit guidance
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Mining & Resources
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World Business
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