Shares bounce back with biggest one-day lift in five months
Australian shares have posted their strongest session in five months in a relief rally that clawed back some of the heavy losses of the previous two sessions.
Stock Ticker
- AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED. 3.78%
- AIO ASCIANO LIMITED -0.17%
- AMC AMCOR LIMITED 1.38%
- AMP AMP LIMITED 2.72%
- ANZ ANZ BANKING GRP LTD 0.19%
- APA APA GROUP 1.66%
- ASX ASX LIMITED 0.95%
- AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD 0.67%
- BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED 3.86%
- BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED 3.44%
- CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK. 1.18%
- CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL 0.99%
- CPU COMPUTERSHARE LTD 0.45%
- CSL CSL LIMITED 1.78%
- CWN CROWN RESORTS LTD -0.78%
- DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP 2.58%
- FMG FORTESCUE METALS GRP -1.91%
- GMG GOODMAN GROUP 4.61%
- GPT GPT GROUP 1.92%
- IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA -0.32%
- ILU ILUKA RESOURCES 2.28%
- IPL INCITEC PIVOT 2.14%
- JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUST 0.42%
- LLC LEND LEASE GROUP 3.33%
- MGR MIRVAC GROUP 1.14%
- MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.71%
- NAB NATIONAL AUST. BANK 0.75%
- NCM NEWCREST MINING 7.73%
- NVN NOVION PROPERTY GRP 2.34%
- ORG ORIGIN ENERGY 0.51%
- ORI ORICA LIMITED 2.48%
- OSH OIL SEARCH LTD 5.62%
- QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP 2.61%
- RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE 1.65%
- RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED 2.24%
- SCG SCENTRE GRP 1.71%
- SGP STOCKLAND 2.68%
- SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE 0.23%
- STO SANTOS LTD 0.88%
- SUN SUNCORP GROUP LTD 0.91%
- SYD SYD AIRPORT 1.81%
- TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 1.55%
- TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION. 0.89%
- TOL TOLL HOLDINGS LTD 2.12%
- WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORP 1.52%
- WFD WESTFIELD CORP 2.15%
- WOR WORLEYPARSONS LTD 0.79%
- WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED -0.79%
- WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM 1.93%
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| 0.8464 | -0.31% |
| Euro | |
| 0.6810 | -0.06% |
| British Pound | |
| 0.5388 | -0.22% |
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