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Markets Live: ASX treads water

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Shares lose their early momentum and struggle to remain in the black, as losses in miners offset gains in banks.

Dodd-Frank bank bump won't last

"They aren't beholden to any of the regulations in the United States so none of what happens there will apply to our banks."

2 mins ago

Bank stocks are enjoying a global lift, however any regulatory changes are unlikely to change anything in Australia.

'Factually incorrect': Harrison reports Seven to ASIC, ASX

Seven's chief executive Tim Worner has been cleared by the board of any wrong doing. His former mistress, Amber ...

Amber Harrison has reported her former employer, Seven West Media, to the market and corporate regulators, claiming a company statement last week had misled the sharemarket.

8@eight: Banks set for a boost

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

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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.

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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.

Market Indices

Updated: February 6, 2017 - 2:50PM

Updated: February 6, 2017 - 2:35PM

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 9:15AM

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

175.00

Percentage up/down

38.21% rise
Declines

Price

216.00

Percentage up/down

47.16% fall
Unchanged

Price

67.00

Percentage up/down

14.63% steady

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

Markets Live: ASX treads water

Live

Shares lose their early momentum and struggle to remain in the black, as losses in miners offset gains in banks.

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

Trump moves to roll back post-GFC financial rules

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

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

Bank tests assume global recession

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

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

Trader said to net $26m on Fed bet

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

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.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7671	0.7667	-0.0016fall	-0.21% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7114	0.7112	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
Updated: February 6, 2017 - 2:20PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.04

Change in: -0.0050fall
Percentage up/down: (-0.04%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,612,228,081	1,766,301,081	693,641
Industrial	1,857,098,274	408,238,071	536,771
Mining	745,280,801	1,357,852,315	154,497

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

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
CZN	CORAZON LTD	0.039rise	0.017	0.020
AU1	AUSNET FIN SERV LTD	0.050rise	0.037	0.040
GTE	GREAT WESTERN EXP.	0.028rise	0.023	0.022
RDF	REDFLEX HOLDINGS	0.580rise	0.500	0.520
RUL	RUNGEPINCOCKMINARCO	0.635rise	0.565	0.570
FIG	FREEDOM INSURANCE	0.650rise	0.610	0.605
HSK	HEEMSKIRK CONSOLID.	0.085rise	0.080	0.080
ARU	ARAFURA RESOURCE LTD	0.095rise	0.090	0.084
PNR	PANTORO LIMITED	0.235rise	0.225	0.220
DGH	DESANE GROUP HLDINGS	0.950rise	0.910	0.840
Updated: February 6, 2017 - 2:49PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
BMZ	BLACK MOUNTA RES LTD	0.041fall	0.060	0.065
MJP	MARTIN AIRCRAFT LTD	0.200fall	0.225	0.220
NAG	NAGAMBIE RESOURCES	0.058fall	0.065	0.068
SP1	SEARCH PARTY GROUP	0.023fall	0.025	0.029
ZIP	ZIPTEL LIMITED	0.046fall	0.050	0.079
BIT	BIOTRON LIMITED	0.032fall	0.034	0.035
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.035fall	0.037	0.036
QIP	QANTM INTELLECTUAL	1.780fall	1.860	1.960
CDU	CUDECO LIMITED	0.310fall	0.320	0.400
UTR	ULTRACHARGE LTD	0.031fall	0.032	0.038
Updated: February 6, 2017 - 2:48PM

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

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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