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French populism fears boost the Aussie

Victory for Marine Le Pen could pose "the biggest threat to the survival of the eurozone since the height of its crisis ...

The Australian dollar hit a 21-month high against the Euro overnight after Marine Le Pen said she would pull France out of the Eurozone if she wins the presidential election.

Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold at 1.5%

RBA governor Philip Lowe will on Friday outline his thinking about the year ahead.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left its cash rate steady for the fifth consecutive board meeting as it prepares to release forecasts showing economic growth picking up and inflation climbing from 1.5 per cent to more than 2 per cent.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    201.00
    Percentage up/down
    43.04% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    211.00
    Percentage up/down
    45.18% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    55.00
    Percentage up/down
    11.78% steady
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Victory for Marine Le Pen could pose "the biggest threat to the survival of the eurozone since the height of its crisis ...

French populism fears boost the Aussie

The Australian dollar hit a 21-month high against the Euro overnight after Marine Le Pen said she would pull France out of the Eurozone if she wins the presidential election.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.768 0.7679 0.0022rise 0.29% rise
AUD/EUR 0.717 0.7166 0.0044rise 0.62% rise
Updated: February 7, 2017 - 4:54PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.86
Change in
-0.0690fall
Percentage up/down
(-0.53%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,757,292,987 2,771,202,783 1,223,541
Industrial 3,634,134,377 840,236,110 972,223
Mining 1,105,960,123 1,930,668,750 246,722
Last updated: February 7, 2017 - 4:37PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
RMR RAM RESOURCES 0.064rise 0.030 0.032
CUX CROSSLAND METALS LTD 0.010rise 0.007 0.006
FDM FREEDOM OIL GAS 0.130rise 0.095 0.091
EMH EUROPEAN METALS HLDG 0.840rise 0.690 0.700
WGX WESTGOLD RESOURCES. 2.290rise 2.030 2.060
CLA CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD 0.039rise 0.035 0.038
FIG FREEDOM INSURANCE 0.665rise 0.610 0.605
RMS RAMELIUS RESOURCES 0.675rise 0.620 0.670
PVD PURA VIDA ENERGY NL 0.063rise 0.058 0.055
MXI MAXITRANS INDUSTRIES 0.680rise 0.635 0.640
Updated: February 7, 2017 - 4:46PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
MBE MOBILE EMBRACE LTD 0.062fall 0.127 0.140
BMZ BLACK MOUNTA RES LTD 0.039fall 0.060 0.065
OGX ORINOCO GOLD LTD 0.065fall 0.099 0.099
AB1 ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP 0.034fall 0.046 0.046
SP1 SEARCH PARTY GROUP 0.020fall 0.025 0.029
FFT FUTURE FIBRE TECH. 0.140fall 0.170 0.165
GGL THE GRUDEN GRP 0.016fall 0.019 0.019
RBR RBR GROUP LTD 0.006fall 0.007 0.007
NAG NAGAMBIE RESOURCES 0.057fall 0.065 0.068
CTL CENTENNIAL MNG LTD 0.015fall 0.017 0.017
Updated: February 7, 2017 - 4:11PM