Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statement
The Australian Financial Review
Newsfeed
Newsfeed
Advertisement
AUDUSD0.6883
0.0050 (0.73%)0.73%
SPI 2008,226.00
21.00 (0.26%)0.26%
S&P/ASX 2008,142.00
-10.90 (-0.13%)-0.13%
All Ords8,385.10
0.90 (0.01%)0.01%
NZX 504,610.26
-37.53 (-0.81%)-0.81%
Hang Seng19,000.56
753.45 (4.13%)4.13%
Nikkei37,940.59
216.68 (0.57%)0.57%
View all

Markets Live: $A soars on huge trade surplus

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
Updated
EmailLinkedInTwitterFacebook

Key Points

  • Surging commodity prices push trade surplus to its highest on record, while building approvals sag
  • The Aussie dollar spikes to US76¢ on the trade numbers, its highest since just after the US election
  • Downer EDI shares soar after the contractor posted strong earnings and lifted its profit guidance
  • The Fed remains firmly in wait-and-see mode, with markets betting the next hike won't be before June
Advertisement

EmailLinkedInTwitterFacebook

That's it for Markets Live today.

Thanks for reading and your comments.

See you all again tomorrow morning from 9.

1 / 3

Latest In Equity markets

Fetching latest articles

Sponsored

Most Viewed In Markets