ASX

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
LGO	LONGREACH OIL LTD.	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
TMK	TAMASKA OIL GAS LTD	0.002fall	0.003	0.002
KEY	KEY PETROLEUM	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
ABV	ADV BRAKING TECH LTD	0.006fall	0.008	0.007
RBO	ROBO 3D LTD	0.089fall	0.115	0.107
CUX	CROSSLAND METALS LTD	0.004fall	0.005	0.005
IBN	IBUYNEW GROUP LTD	0.008fall	0.010	0.009
ISX	ISIGNTHIS LTD	0.145fall	0.175	0.160
MJP	MARTIN AIRCRAFT LTD	0.220fall	0.260	0.255
QUR	QUANTUM RESOURCES	0.012fall	0.014	0.013
MNM	MANTLE MINING CORP.	0.007fall	0.008	0.007
BUY	BOUNTY OIL & GAS NL	0.007fall	0.008	0.007
GTG	GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES	0.009fall	0.010	0.010
ZIP	ZIPTEL LIMITED	0.081fall	0.090	0.100
CTL	CENTENNIAL MNG LTD	0.019fall	0.021	0.021
MSG	MCS SERVICES LIMITED	0.020fall	0.022	0.022
AOK	AUSTEX OIL LIMITED	0.044fall	0.048	0.045
MIG	MIGME LIMITED	0.048fall	0.052	0.068
BUD	BUDDY PLATFORM LTD	0.051fall	0.055	0.059
QIP	QANTM INTELLECTUAL	2.010fall	2.130	2.050

The US dollar rose against the yen overnight, extending a broad trend that has been in place since early November.

Copper and aluminium prices are expected to lose steam after prices surged despite surpluses that will persist into 2018.

Thermal coal is expected to trade in a roughly $US70-80 a tonne range this year, analysts and traders say.

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