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Markets Live: $A soars on huge trade surplus

The Aussie dollar has convincingly cleared the US76c hurdle after the trade surplus shot up to its highest on record, but local stocks sag.

'Why is mining more important than people's lives?'

Site of the Dipidio mine north of Manila

48 mins ago

Shares in OceanaGold slumped in late trading on a statement by the Philippine government it may force the closure of its Dipidio mine, which has been the subject of recent wrangling between the company and the government.

Safe havens feeling less safe

Gold prices recently fell and bond yields rose, meaning bondholders took a hammering.

1 hr ago

Conventional wisdom says that in times of turbulence gold and the yen are places to hide, but some investors are cautious.

ASX slips, $A soars on trade data

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each slid 0.1 per cent to 5645 and 5696 points ...

Positive trade numbers failed to boost investors' appetites for shares, while the Aussie dollar shot over US76¢.

May moves closer to Brexit trigger

The legislation, which will give Prime Minister Theresa May the right to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, ...

British lawmakers approved legislation seeking parliament's approval for the start of formal divorce talks with the EU.

Bacon shortage? Hogwash, it's fake news

Years ago, I began to navigate the gap between the smell of bacon and the lives of piglets.

Bacon lovers have nothing to fear. The truth is this: there will be no rationing at breakfast.

Apple market value surges

Apple sold 78.29 million iPhones in its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, up from 74.78 million a year earlier.

Shares in Apple leapt more than 6 per cent on its latest results, with at least 12 brokerages lifting their price targets.

8@eight: Waiting for inspiration

After a brief lull, Trumponomics is back.

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Apple has supported equity markets, with yesterday's post-market release of Q1 sales of $US78.5 billion ($103.52 billion) and EPS of $US3.36 and seemingly, more importantly, its guide for Q2, that was better than what the market had feared. The daily chart has well and truly broken out to the topside and this is attracting the momentum focused clients and I wouldn't be surprised to see this above $US150 in the coming months here.

Market Indices

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177.00

Percentage up/down

37.58% rise
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228.00

Percentage up/down

48.41% fall
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66.00

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14.01% steady

Last updated: Feb 2, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: $A soars on huge trade surplus

The Aussie dollar has convincingly cleared the US76c hurdle after the trade surplus shot up to its highest on record, but local stocks sag.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, trimmed about 0.3 per cent of ...

US dollar eases on Fed inflation view

The US dollar trimmed gains on disappointment that the Fed did not take a more hawkish stance on interest rate increases.

US crude stockpiles for the week ended on Friday rose 6.47 million barrels, nearly double the expected increase.

Oil rallies late to settle higher

Crude futures rallied late in New York's day, after briefly trading lower on an earlier, bearish US government report.

"Measures of consumer and business sentiment have improved of late," the Fed said in a unanimous statement following a ...

Fed retains optimism on US economy

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office.

A strike at Escondida would add to expectations of more disruption in copper this year after a benign 2016 UBS Group ...

Copper tops $US6000 on strike vote

Workers at BHP Billiton's Escondida copper mine in Chile overwhelmingly voted against the company's latest wage offer.

Donald Trump's apparent influence on the US dollar comes despite universal acceptance that his stated policies would ...

Trump talks down $US, again

US President Donald Trump's administration has been surprisingly successful in talking down the US dollar.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7649	0.7644	0.0062rise	0.82% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7088	0.7082	0.0042rise	0.60% rise
Updated: February 2, 2017 - 6:44PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.49

Change in: 0.2480rise
Percentage up/down: (1.87%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,091,989,959	2,603,073,920	1,025,791
Industrial	4,062,620,328	856,862,325	828,795
Mining	1,014,225,563	1,745,950,862	194,078

Last updated: February 2, 2017 - 6:50PM

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. U.S. stocks ...

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
BCN	BEACON MINERALS	0.022rise	0.010	0.017
AVZ	AVZ MINERALS LTD	0.035rise	0.020	0.020
GME	GME RESOURCES LTD	0.074rise	0.048	0.060
AO1	ASSETOWL LIMITED	0.290rise	0.235	0.235
DTS	DRAGONTAIL SYSTEMS	0.325rise	0.270	0.290
GLL	GALILEE ENERGY LTD	0.130rise	0.110	0.120
GRR	GRANGE RESOURCES.	0.245rise	0.210	0.230
CDD	CARDNO LIMITED	1.260rise	1.085	1.145
CNJ	CONICO LTD	0.052rise	0.045	0.048
DOW	DOWNER EDI LIMITED	7.460rise	6.500	6.525
Updated: February 2, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ACX	ACONEX LIMITED	2.870fall	5.410	2.950
TSN	TRANSACTION LTD	0.016fall	0.024	0.024
MRC	MINERAL COMMODITIES	0.090fall	0.130	0.130
OBL	OIL BASINS LIMITED	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
ZIP	ZIPTEL LIMITED	0.067fall	0.081	0.079
SP1	SEARCH PARTY GROUP	0.025fall	0.030	0.029
TV2	TV2U INTER LIMITED	0.006fall	0.007	0.007
SRO	SHAREROOT LTD	0.008fall	0.009	0.009
POP	PRIMARY OPINION LTD	0.018fall	0.020	0.020
WEC	WHITE ENERGY COMPANY	0.045fall	0.050	0.047
Updated: February 2, 2017 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Ardea Resources Ltd	ARL	09/01/2017	0.20
Blockchain Global Ltd	BCG		0.20
E2 Metals Ltd	E2M	02/12/2016	0.20
Eildon Capital Ltd	EDC	02/02/2017	1.06
India Fund Limited	INF		1.00
I Synergy Group Limited	IS3	22/12/2016	0.20
Lithium Consolidated Mineral Exploration Pty Ltd	LI3	21/12/2016	0.20
Majestic Horizon Holdings Ltd	MHH		0.20
Metavone Limited	MTV	28/10/2016	0.20
Roto-Gro International Ltd	RGI	06/01/2017	0.20
Secure2Go Group Ltd	S2G	09/01/2017	0.30
Traprock Mining Ltd	TMI	21/12/2016	0.20
Viatar CTC Solutions Inc.	VTR		68.50
Wilgena Resources Ltd	WRX	13/12/2016	0.20

AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED.

AMC AMCOR LIMITED

AMP AMP LIMITED

ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

APA APA GROUP

ASX ASX LIMITED

AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED

BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED

BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED

CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED

CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED.

CSL CSL LIMITED

CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED

DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP

GMG GOODMAN GROUP

GPT GPT GROUP

IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED

IPL INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED

JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

LLC LENDLEASE GROUP

MGR MIRVAC GROUP

MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED

MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED

ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED

ORI ORICA LIMITED

OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED

QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED

QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED

RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED

S32 SOUTH32 LIMITED

SCG SCENTRE GROUP

SEK SEEK LIMITED

SGP STOCKLAND

SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED

STO SANTOS LIMITED

SUN SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED

SYD SYDNEY AIRPORT

TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP

TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED.

TWE TREASURY WINE ESTATES LIMITED

VCX VICINITY CENTRES

WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

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