Movers

Rio Tinto faces improved rating outlook

Bond investors are putting away their hard hats, thinking the worst is behind the mining giant.

Bond investors' confidence in the mining giant is reviving along with global commodity prices, raising the prospect of an improved outlook for its debt ratings.

There's another dotcom bubble

The internet economy looks set to burst all over again one day soon.

The internet economy looks set to burst all over again one day soon - and, even if we don't know how yet, we can be certain that we will all suffer.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    293.00
    Percentage up/down
    62.08% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    128.00
    Percentage up/down
    27.12% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    51.00
    Percentage up/down
    10.81% steady
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Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7691 0.7686 -0.0009fall -0.12% fall
AUD/EUR 0.6907 0.6901 -0.0007fall -0.10% fall
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 3:47PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.41
Change in
-0.5400fall
Percentage up/down
(-4.17%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,917,134,181 2,131,774,234 984,845
Industrial 4,090,670,615 879,183,701 813,091
Mining 809,981,766 1,252,232,098 168,056
Last updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:17PM

Insider Tips

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
ZIM ZIMPLATS HOLDING LTD 7.440rise 3.600 3.800
AAR ANGLO AUSTRALIAN 0.026rise 0.016 0.015
WWI WEST WITS MINING LTD 0.050rise 0.032 0.032
GMN GOLD MOUNTAIN LTD 0.075rise 0.050 0.040
ERL EMPIRE RESOURCES 0.046rise 0.032 0.030
AVI AVALON MINERALS 0.057rise 0.040 0.045
CZN CORAZON LTD 0.017rise 0.012 0.010
NXM NEXUS MINERALS LTD 0.210rise 0.155 0.150
IPD IMPEDIMED LIMITED 1.820rise 1.380 1.380
MTB MOUNT BURGESS MINING 0.017rise 0.013 0.013
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:13PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
ICQ ICAR ASIA LTD 0.415fall 0.640 0.660
SKF SKYFII LTD 0.044fall 0.060 0.059
SM8 SHARK MITIGATION 0.155fall 0.190 0.190
NWZ NEWZULU LIMITED 0.010fall 0.012 0.011
ACP AUDALIA RES LTD 0.025fall 0.030 0.036
PDN PALADIN ENERGY LTD 0.150fall 0.175 0.185
RHP RHIPE LTD 0.780fall 0.880 0.835
IDT IDT AUSTRALIA LTD 0.210fall 0.230 0.225
ABW AURORA ABSOLUTE 0.740fall 0.790 0.780
DJW DJERRIWARRH 3.670fall 3.770 3.900
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:15PM