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Australian dollar down
THE Australian dollar is lower following strong US jobs figures and comments from the Reserve Bank governor about the currency being too high.
Australian market set to open higher
THE Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street where both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 reached record highs.
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World Market Data at 07:11PM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
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| CAC 40 | 4484.61 | -5.27 | -0.12% |
| Euro Top100 | 2822.74 | -3.02 | -0.11% |
| FTSE | 6858.8 | -6.41 | -0.09% |
| DAX 30 | 10019.37 | -10.06 | -0.1% |
| Hang Seng | 23546.36 | +14.92 | +0.06% |
| Nikkei | 15437.13 | +88.84 | +0.58% |
| NASDAQ | 4485.93 | +28.19 | +0.63% |
| S&P; 500 | 1985.44 | +10.82 | +0.55% |
Market Charts at 07:11PM
| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| Hang Seng | 23546.36 | +14.92 | +0.06 |
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| ASX200 | 5525.0 | +33.8 | +0.62 |
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| All Ords | 5511.8 | +32.3 | +0.59 |
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| Nikkei | 15437.13 | +88.84 | +0.58 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| DJIA | 0.0 | 0.0 | � |
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| S&P; 500 | 1985.44 | +10.82 | +0.55 |
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| S&P; 100 | 575.64 | -10.07 | -1.72 |
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| NASDAQ | 4485.93 | +28.19 | +0.63 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| CAC 40 | 4484.61 | -5.27 | -0.12 |
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| DAX 30 | 10019.37 | -10.06 | -0.1 |
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| FTSE | 6858.8 | -6.41 | -0.09 |
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| Euro Top100 | 2822.74 | -3.02 | -0.11 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| AUD/USD | 0.932 | +0.0 | +0.2 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| Oil | 104.06 | -0.42 | -0.4 |
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Australian dollar down
THE Australian dollar is lower following strong US jobs figures and comments from the Reserve Bank governor about the currency being too high.
Australian dollar lower
THE Australian dollar is lower, weighed down by disappointing trade figures and a stronger greenback.
Australian dollar soars
THE Australian dollar has shot up above 95 US cents after the Reserve Bank of Australia gave a more neutral statement than the market expected.
Australian Market Data at 07:11PM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ords | 5511.8 | +32.30 | + 0.59% |
| S&P;/ASX 50 | 5692.2 | +35.50 | + 0.63% |
| ASX200 | 5525.0 | +33.80 | + 0.62% |
| S&P;/ASX 300 | 5468.2 | +33.00 | + 0.61% |
| S&P;/ASX MidCap | 4637.0 | +16.50 | + 0.36% |
| S&P;/ASX Small Orders | 2192.9 | +15.20 | + 0.70% |
| S&P;/ASX 20 | 3479.1 | +25.20 | + 0.73% |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 4594.7 | +27.40 | + 0.60% |
S&P/ASX Sectors at 07:11PM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 1836.9 | +12.1 | +0.66% |
| Energy | 14555.3 | +83.9 | +0.58% |
| Financials | 6171.8 | +37.3 | +0.61% |
| Healthcare | 14422.3 | +40.8 | +0.28% |
| Infotech | 817.0 | +4.7 | +0.58% |
| Materials | 10129.6 | +83.9 | +0.84% |
| Property Trusts | 1071.8 | -3.2 | -0.3% |
| Consumer Staples | 10033.2 | +55.7 | +0.56% |
| Telco Services | 1857.0 | +19.6 | +1.07% |
ASX - Top Gainers at 04:40PM
| Position | Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RRS | Range Resources.. | 0.04 | +21.2121% |
| 2 | WBA | Webster Limited | 1.0 | +10.4972% |
| 3 | GRR | Grange Resource.. | 0.175 | +9.375% |
| 4 | CTP | Central Petrole.. | 0.375 | +8.6957% |
| 5 | RES | Resource Genera.. | 0.13 | +8.3333% |
| 6 | ABY | Aditya Birla Mi.. | 0.205 | +7.8947% |
| 7 | SRX | Sirtex Medical .. | 18.92 | +7.2562% |
| 8 | SXE | Southern Cross .. | 0.53 | +7.0707% |
| 9 | HZN | Horizon Oil Lim.. | 0.38 | +7.0423% |
| 10 | WDR | Western Desert .. | 0.315 | +6.7797% |
ASX - Top Losers at 04:40PM
| Position | Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM | Zimplats Holdin.. | 7.5 | -7.4074% |
| 2 | LNR | 0.46 | -6.1225% | |
| 3 | RED | Red 5 Limited | 0.085 | -5.5556% |
| 4 | AXZ | Amex Resources .. | 1.04 | -5.4546% |
| 5 | PBD | Port Bouvard Li.. | 0.018 | -5.2632% |
| 6 | KRM | Kingsrose Minin.. | 0.56 | -5.0847% |
| 7 | HTA | Hutchison Telec.. | 0.076 | -5.0% |
| 8 | RHL | Ruralco Holding.. | 3.41 | -4.7486% |
| 9 | QRX | QRxPharma Limit.. | 0.082 | -4.6512% |
| 10 | IMD | Imdex Limited | 0.62 | -4.6154% |
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Commodities - US Exchanges
Soft Commodities
| Name | Price | Change | Percent | Units | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 417.0 | +0.25 | +0.06% | USD/bsl | Market Close / Jul 04 |
| Lumber | 337.4 | +1.5 | +0.45% | USD/1000ft | Market Close / Jul 04 |
| Sugar | 17.81 | +0.01 | +0.06% | Cents/lb | Market Close / Jul 04 |
| Wheat | 568.0 | +6.25 | +1.11% | USD/bushell | Market Close / Jul 04 |
| Wool | 0.0 | 0.0 | �% | USD/tn | Market Close / Jul 04 |
| Oil | 104.06 | -0.42 | -0.4% | USD/bbl | Market Close / Jul 04 |
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