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Movers

ASX tumbles on US sell-off

The Australian sharemarket followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday.

The Australian sharemarket followed Wall Street lower, as concerns over the Trump administration's isolationist policies grew.

8@eight: A matter of risk

The ASX rally looks set to extend to a fifth day.

The interesting theme I have seen from the US trade is divergence in markets, with US equities really being the mover on a risk adjusted basis.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    148.00
    Percentage up/down
    32.03% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    254.00
    Percentage up/down
    54.98% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    60.00
    Percentage up/down
    12.99% steady
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"Inflation is moving higher, and this is fuelling talk about ECB policy, although I expect the ECB is likely to continue ...

German inflation accelerates

Borrowing costs across the euro area shot higher as data confirmed inflation in Germany reached a 3 1/2-year high in January.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7555 0.7552 0.0000steady 0.00% steady
AUD/EUR 0.7061 0.706 0.0000steady 0.00% steady
Updated: January 31, 2017 - 8:34PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
13.79
Change in
0.4040rise
Percentage up/down
(3.02%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 5,033,004,118 2,456,824,168 1,052,185
Industrial 3,928,781,205 844,241,259 855,951
Mining 1,086,788,929 1,612,253,490 191,720
Last updated: January 31, 2017 - 5:55PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
BCN BEACON MINERALS 0.017rise 0.010 0.003
GGX GAS2GRID LIMITED 0.006rise 0.004 0.004
SEQ SEQUOIA FIN GRP LTD 0.355rise 0.265 0.250
ICG INCA MINERALS LTD 0.023rise 0.018 0.017
AVB AVANCO RESOURCES LTD 0.097rise 0.079 0.074
CCE CARNEGIE CLN ENERGY 0.090rise 0.075 0.062
SMM SUMMIT RESOURCES 0.200rise 0.170 0.110
LCT LIVING CELL TECH. 0.115rise 0.105 0.098
ITD ITL LIMITED 0.410rise 0.380 0.350
DTS DRAGONTAIL SYSTEMS 0.290rise 0.270 0.250
Updated: January 31, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
AAU ADCORP AUSTRALIA 0.008fall 0.015 0.016
ACX ACONEX LIMITED 2.950fall 5.410 3.960
VRT VIRTUS HEALTH LTD 4.980fall 6.210 5.750
POW PROTEAN ENERGY LTD 0.006fall 0.007 0.007
CDU CUDECO LIMITED 0.400fall 0.455 0.415
CNW CIRRUS NET HOLD LTD 0.018fall 0.020 0.019
LGR LANKA GRAPHITE LTD 0.055fall 0.060 0.085
KZR KALAMAZOO RESOURCES 0.185fall 0.200 0.000
NAG NAGAMBIE RESOURCES 0.068fall 0.073 0.075
NVT NAVITAS LIMITED 4.420fall 4.710 4.750
Updated: January 31, 2017 - 6:50PM