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'Getting away with murder': Trump targets drug companies

President-elect Donald Trump: "We are going to start bidding. We are going to save billions of dollars over time."

US President-elect Donald Trump said pharmaceutical companies were "getting away with murder" in what they charged the government for medicines, and promised that would change, sending drugs stocks sharply lower on Wednesday.

BHP wage showdown in Chile

Escondida, which churned out 1.2 million tonnes of the red metal in 2015, will serve as a precedent for the other 15 ...

A wage negotiation at the world's top copper mine is showing the downside for producers of recovering prices.

Iron ore retakes $US80 mark

The drive since last year by the world's largest steel producer to reduce surplus capacity has helped Chinese steel ...

Iron ore and steel futures in China advanced for a third session on Wednesday, hitting their strongest in three weeks

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    218.00
    Percentage up/down
    46.78% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    184.00
    Percentage up/down
    39.49% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    64.00
    Percentage up/down
    13.73% steady
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Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7462 0.746 0.0020rise 0.27% rise
AUD/EUR 0.7039 0.7034 0.0004rise 0.06% rise
Updated: January 12, 2017 - 3:51PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
13.19
Change in
0.0940rise
Percentage up/down
(0.72%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,222,860,105 2,453,385,441 898,245
Industrial 3,218,955,726 596,976,053 731,925
Mining 965,844,865 1,856,126,255 162,818
Last updated: January 12, 2017 - 4:21PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
LAM LARAMIDE RES LTD 0.470rise 0.200 0.250
ADX ADX ENERGY LTD 0.016rise 0.008 0.008
UEQ URANIUM EQUITIES 0.014rise 0.007 0.007
GGG GREENLAND MIN EN LTD 0.120rise 0.069 0.080
DYL DEEP YELLOW LIMITED 0.032rise 0.022 0.019
ERA ENERGY RESOURCES 0.700rise 0.515 0.530
AGO ATLAS IRON LIMITED 0.044rise 0.033 0.031
RIR RIVA RESOURCES LTD 0.026rise 0.020 0.023
GRR GRANGE RESOURCES. 0.175rise 0.145 0.155
CIA CHAMPION IRON LTD 0.580rise 0.500 0.520
Updated: January 12, 2017 - 4:12PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
DTX DATETIX GROUP LTD 0.210fall 0.240 0.260
GBR GREATBOULD RESOURCES 0.120fall 0.135 0.125
DCC DIGITALX LIMITED 0.041fall 0.044 0.045
BUD BUDDY PLATFORM LTD 0.055fall 0.059 0.059
CYG COVENTRY GROUP 0.850fall 0.870 0.880
LSH LIFESPOT HEALTH LTD 0.330fall 0.000 0.000
Updated: January 12, 2017 - 4:14PM