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Markets Live: Week of worries for ASX

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Shares drop, following a surprise rate hike in China and amid lingering global jitters over Trump's isolationist policies.

Gold bulls stampede

Bullion was fetching $US1214.50 an ounce on Friday.

Gold has been one of the quiet winners of the past month, up 7 per cent since December.

Eyes turn to RBA as US cuts bank regulation

All eyes are on Wall Street after the S&P500 surged 0.7 per cent in response to US President Donald Trump ordering a ...

The week ahead will see investors keep one eye on the Reserve Bank of Australia and another on Wall Street, where US President Donald Trump appears to be moving ahead with plans to cut financial regulation.

Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?

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Snap is aiming to adopt the most shareholder-unfriendly governance in an initial public offering, ever.

Banks power Wall St rally

The Dow was paced 0.9 per cent higher to 20,071.46 by Goldman Sachs, up 4.6 per cent and JPMorgan, up 3.1 per cent. ...

US stocks rose as the Trump administration's plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in bank shares.

Trump moves to roll back post-GFC financial rules

The executive order impacting Dodd-Frank is vague in its wording and broad in its reach; it never mentions the ...

President Donald Trump is moving to loosen rules enacted after the financial crisis that restrict the way Wall St operates.

Bank tests assume global recession

Good performance could give banks including JPMorgan more leeway to pay dividends to their shareholders and buy back stock.

Wall Street banks will have to show they could survive a major global recession as part of an annual stress test by the Fed.

Trader said to net $26m on Fed bet

The position involved an options structure in eurodollar futures called a "put butterfly", where the investor looks for ...

The market for US short-term interest rates has been abuzz with talk of a winning, hawkish bet on Federal Reserve policy.

Market Indices

Updated: February 3, 2017 - 1:37PM

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Updated: February 4, 2017 - 6:15AM

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 1:00AM

Advances

Price

189.00

Percentage up/down

40.38% rise
Declines

Price

211.00

Percentage up/down

45.09% fall
Unchanged

Price

68.00

Percentage up/down

14.53% steady

Last updated: Feb 3, 2017 - 3:50PM

Markets Live: Week of worries for ASX

Live

Shares drop, following a surprise rate hike in China and amid lingering global jitters over Trump's isolationist policies.

The put-to-call ratio on the FTSE 100 has dropped 20 per cent from a high in September as the index rallied, becoming ...

Bears ditch UK stock hedges

As stock hedging goes, Brexit isn't the uppermost on investors' minds these days.

Two weeks into Trump's presidency, we have reached 'peak-tweet', said the head of G-10 currency trading at a bank in London.

Trump currency volatility fades

Falling volatility in currency markets suggests traders are getting used to the rhetoric in President Donald Trump's tweets.

The Federal Reserve gave little little indication earlier this week on when it might tighten monetary policy, after ...

Wage data may slow Fed hikes

Mohamed El-Erian said lacklustre wage growth in the US may prompt the Fed to pause before raising interest rates again.

Escondida produced 1.15 million tonnes of the metal in 2015, about 6 per cent of the world's total. It is majority ...

BHP seeks to avert Escondida strike

BHP has asked the government to mediate with unionised workers at its Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest.

Trump currency volatility fades

Falling volatility in currency markets suggests traders are getting used to the rhetoric in President Donald Trump's tweets.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7684	0.7683	0.0028rise	0.36% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7127	0.7122	0.0007rise	0.10% rise
Updated: February 4, 2017 - 5:59AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.04

Change in: -0.4430fall
Percentage up/down: (-3.28%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,104,325,374	2,588,004,083	974,416
Industrial	3,027,184,666	681,043,184	776,644
Mining	1,064,651,172	1,906,657,597	193,917

Last updated: February 3, 2017 - 2:55PM

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
AAP	AUSTRALIAN AGRI LTD	0.043rise	0.043	0.035
AC8	AUSCANN GRP HLGS LTD	0.320rise	0.320	0.012
AFI	AUSTRALIAN FOUNDAT.	5.980rise	5.980	5.970
AGL	AGL ENERGY LIMITED.	23.470rise	23.470	22.950
AML	AEON METALS LTD.	0.200rise	0.200	0.200
APL	ANTIPODES GLOBAL INV	1.100rise	1.100	1.100
ARU	ARAFURA RESOURCE LTD	0.090rise	0.090	0.084
AUI	AUSTRALIAN UNITED IN	7.900rise	7.900	7.900
AVZ	AVZ MINERALS LTD	0.035rise	0.035	0.020
AYZ	AMYF FIVE LTD	75.850rise	75.850	75.820
Updated: February 3, 2017 - 3:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ADH	ADAIRS LIMITED	1.225fall	1.225	1.450
AHF	AUS DAIRY FARMS	0.160fall	0.160	0.165
AR1	ARROWHEAD RES LTD	0.011fall	0.011	0.012
BDI	BLINA MINERALS NL	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
BFC	BESTON GLOBAL LTD	0.300fall	0.300	0.305
BIT	BIOTRON LIMITED	0.034fall	0.034	0.035
BKP	BARAKA ENERGY RES	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
BRC	BRAIN RESOURCE LTD	0.090fall	0.090	0.090
BSX	BLACKSTONE LTD	0.200fall	0.200	0.200
CDU	CUDECO LIMITED	0.320fall	0.320	0.400
Updated: February 3, 2017 - 3:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Automotive Solutions Group Ltd	4WD	15/12/2016	1.00
Ardea Resources Ltd	ARL	08/01/2017	0.20
Axsesstoday Ltd	AXL	20/12/2016	1.00
Blockchain Global Ltd	BCG		0.20
Blackstone Minerals Ltd	BSX	19/12/2016	0.20
Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd	COB	18/12/2016	0.20
Davenport Resources Ltd	DAV	26/10/2016	0.75
Dreamscape Networks Ltd	DN8	01/12/2016	0.25
Dragontail Systems Ltd	DTS	09/11/2016	0.20
E2 Metals Ltd	E2M	01/12/2016	0.20
Eildon Capital Ltd	EDC	01/02/2017	1.06
Freehill Mining Limited	FHS	11/12/2016	0.20
GetSwift Ltd	GSW		0.20
HearMe Out Limited	HMO	12/12/2016	0.20
Horizon Gold Ltd	HRN	13/12/2016	0.40
India Fund Limited	INF		1.00
Inghams Group Limited	ING	06/11/2016	4.14
Integrated Payment Technologies Limited	IP1	01/12/2016	0.20
I Synergy Group Limited	IS3	21/12/2016	0.20
Kalium Lakes Ltd	KLL	18/12/2016	0.20

Economy

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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