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Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 as CBA rallies

Companies are rewarding shareholders this reporting season.

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Investors pile into banks after CBA reports a record half-yearly profit, helping the ASX push through 5800 points amid a hectic session of earnings reports.

Fund managers more bullish on growth

23 per cent say the global economy is headed for a growth "boom".

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Optimism is in the air with Bank of America Merrill Lynch's fund manager survey finding sunshine amid geopolitical uncertainty.

Origin takes $1.9b writedown on oil slump

Origin Energy has sought to soften the blow from its massive writedown by raising its forecast for underlying profit.

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The fall in the oil price has prompted Origin Energy to slash $1.9 billion off the value of its assets, primarily for its gas export project in Queensland.

Toshiba tips $8.3b write-down

Toshiba is now under pressure to come up with a plan for shoring up its balance sheet, which was already under strain ...

Toshiba says it expects to book a ¥712.5 billion write-down in its nuclear power business, citing cost overruns at a US unit.

CSL earnings surge on competitor supply woes

Shares in vaccine and blood product manufacturer CSL rocketed.

Competitor problems opened the door for CSL to boost revenues and earnings, with sales to remain strong through the balance of fiscal 2017.

8@eight: Yellen boosts Wall Street

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We were almost presented with a sell signal on the ASX 200, but the reassurance we have from a modestly stronger US trading session should see the Aussie market open on the front foot.

Volatility traders shed positions

"All else equal, this is about the worst time you could own VXX because the VIX futures curve is pretty steep," said Jim ...

With the financial markets strangely quiet, investors in volatility are finally getting fed up with losses.

Chile seeks to renew contract talks

A BHP spokeswoman said the company also had received the government invitation and was still evaluating it.

Striking workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine have accepted a government invitation to try to resume talks with BHP.

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229.00

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Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 as CBA rallies

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Investors pile into banks after CBA reports a record half-yearly profit, helping the ASX push through 5800 points amid a hectic session of earnings reports.

Morgan Stanley reiterated its target for the Shanghai Composite Index to reach 4400 this year. The gauge closed at ...

China's stocks to surge higher

It may not be a smooth ride, but investors who jump into Chinese equities and hold on for the long term will end up happy.

Fed chair Janet Yellen is uncertain about what lies ahead under the Trump administration.

Yellen queries Trump's economic policy, flags rate rise

The Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday, although she flagged considerable uncertainty over economic policy under the Trump administration.

Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal Reserve, adjusts her glasses during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ...

Yellen sees more rate hikes

US rates are poised to rise as long as the economy meets the central bank's inflation and jobs targets, its chair said.

Baoshan Iron & Steel, China's biggest listed steelmaker, has raised cold rolled coil prices by 100 yuan ($US14.57) per ...

China iron ore at three-year high

China's iron ore futures rose for a sixth session in a row, hitting their highest in more than three years.

Paul Dales said the bullishness of sentiment about the US dollar is disruptive.

Why the Aussie dollar decoupled from iron ore

For most of the past five years, the value of the Australian dollar and the iron ore price have been closely linked. But in recent weeks, they have sharply diverged.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7672	0.7662	0.0002rise	0.03% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7257	0.7247	0.0006rise	0.08% rise
Updated: February 15, 2017 - 1:11PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.97

Change in: -0.4610fall
Percentage up/down: (-3.71%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,558,978,155	2,293,807,146	660,034
Industrial	2,065,485,925	454,573,361	538,795
Mining	482,614,087	1,839,021,607	117,584

Last updated: February 15, 2017 - 1:41PM

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
SHO	SPORTSHERO LTD	0.059rise	0.011	0.011
SDL	SUNDANCE RESOURCES	0.012rise	0.005	0.004
MRP	MACPHERSONS RESOURCE	0.150rise	0.092	0.095
RFL	RUBIK FINANCIAL LTD.	0.160rise	0.100	0.100
EMH	EUROPEAN METALS HLDG	1.295rise	0.855	0.700
GID	GI DYNAMICS, INC	0.041rise	0.029	0.029
GTR	GTI RESOURCES	0.035rise	0.025	0.030
CDT	CASTLE MINERALS	0.025rise	0.018	0.018
ARL	ARDEA RESOURCES LTD	0.280rise	0.205	0.000
LYC	LYNAS CORPORATION	0.122rise	0.098	0.090
Updated: February 15, 2017 - 1:41PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
TV2	TV2U INTER LIMITED	0.005fall	0.007	0.007
AHL	AHALIFE HOLDINGS LTD	0.060fall	0.070	0.069
AB1	ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP	0.029fall	0.033	0.046
OLV	OTHERLEVELS HOLDINGS	0.040fall	0.045	0.045
ORL	OROTONGROUP LIMITED	1.520fall	1.620	1.610
XPD	XPD SOCCER GEAR GRP	0.076fall	0.078	0.080
IDX	INTEGRAL DIAGNOSTICS	1.090fall	1.100	1.130
Updated: February 15, 2017 - 1:40PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
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
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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