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$US tumbles to five-week lows

The US dollar index is on track to fall 1.3 per cent this week to mark its worst week since that ended November 4.

The Aussie has surged above US75¢, extending its advance so far this year to more than 4 per cent on the greenback's woes.

Bleeding at Bellamy's not done yet say analysts

Bellamy's shares came under renewed pressure on Thursday.

Its shares have slumped by a third in just two days, but that isn't enough to whet the appetite of some analysts, who reckon the shares should decline another 20 per cent or so to bring them back to 'fair value'.

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.

ASX slips on healthcare stocks

There was bloodletting in healthcare stocks following Donald Trump's press conference.

Healthcare stocks dragged the ASX to its second loss of the year after an address by Donald Trump fuelled investor uncertainty.

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

The US dollar index is on track to fall 1.3 per cent this week to mark its worst week since that ended November 4.

$US tumbles to five-week lows

The Aussie has surged above US75¢, extending its advance so far this year to more than 4 per cent on the greenback's woes.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7504 0.7499 0.0059rise 0.79% rise
AUD/EUR 0.7053 0.7045 0.0015rise 0.21% rise
Updated: January 13, 2017 - 2:55AM

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 4,236,646,234 2,456,840,422 898,241
Industrial 3,232,727,425 600,430,512 731,911
Mining 965,844,865 1,856,126,255 162,814
Last updated: January 12, 2017 - 5:55PM

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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
MBC MALABAR COAL LTD 0.500rise 0.380 0.350
RIR RIVA RESOURCES LTD 0.026rise 0.020 0.023
GRR GRANGE RESOURCES. 0.175rise 0.145 0.155
Updated: January 12, 2017 - 4:12PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
LFC LIFE CORPORATION 0.005fall 0.010 0.009
EXO ENNOX GROUP LTD 0.002fall 0.003 0.003
TV2 TV2U INTER LIMITED 0.007fall 0.009 0.009
AKK AUSTIN EXPLORATION 0.004fall 0.005 0.005
KGM KALNORTH GOLD LTD 0.009fall 0.011 0.010
DTX DATETIX GROUP LTD 0.210fall 0.240 0.260
CKA COKAL LTD 0.014fall 0.016 0.018
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
Updated: January 12, 2017 - 6:50PM