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Markets Live: ASX scores second strong week

The profit season show rolls on.

A coordinated rally in big banks and miners helps the ASX record a second strong week of gains, despite some profit taking in Friday's session as reporting season reaches a crescendo.

Hunter Hall jockeying intensifies

Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall decided in late December to quit the company and sell his controlling 44 per cent ...

The jockeying for control of Hunter Hall is entering the final stretch with one of the bidders raising its bid for the company for the third time – but only until Monday evening

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    153.00
    Percentage up/down
    32.76% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    260.00
    Percentage up/down
    55.67% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    54.00
    Percentage up/down
    11.56% steady
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Markets Live: ASX scores second strong week

A coordinated rally in big banks and miners helps the ASX record a second strong week of gains, despite some profit taking in Friday's session as reporting season reaches a crescendo.

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Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7674 0.7669 -0.0025fall -0.33% fall
AUD/EUR 0.7232 0.7223 0.0000steady 0.00% steady
Updated: February 18, 2017 - 6:00AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
10.87
Change in
-0.6140fall
Percentage up/down
(-5.35%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 5,543,707,624 3,086,618,008 1,078,165
Industrial 4,408,341,600 779,947,851 883,547
Mining 1,102,170,112 2,306,200,620 189,810
Last updated: February 17, 2017 - 2:55PM

Insider Tips

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
GID GI DYNAMICS, INC 0.073rise 0.029 0.029
NZC NZURI COPPER LTD 0.402rise 0.225 0.270
GTR GTI RESOURCES 0.042rise 0.025 0.030
RFL RUBIK FINANCIAL LTD. 0.160rise 0.100 0.100
ARL ARDEA RESOURCES LTD 0.320rise 0.205 0.000
GME GME RESOURCES LTD 0.094rise 0.066 0.060
MGX MOUNT GIBSON IRON 0.530rise 0.375 0.400
BRK BROOKSIDE ENERGY LTD 0.018rise 0.013 0.014
LYC LYNAS CORPORATION 0.135rise 0.098 0.090
CNJ CONICO LTD 0.065rise 0.049 0.048
Updated: February 17, 2017 - 3:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
QNL QUEST MINERALS LTD 0.022fall 0.300 0.300
SGH SLATER & GORDON 0.170fall 0.250 0.210
TV2 TV2U INTER LIMITED 0.005fall 0.007 0.007
AHL AHALIFE HOLDINGS LTD 0.050fall 0.070 0.069
PKA PLUKKA LIMITED 0.018fall 0.025 0.025
CTO CITIGOLD CORP LTD 0.009fall 0.012 0.012
FE8 FASTER ENTERPRISES 0.160fall 0.205 0.160
NSE NEW STANDARD ENERGY 0.004fall 0.005 0.004
FFT FUTURE FIBRE TECH. 0.110fall 0.135 0.165
RHP RHIPE LTD 0.385fall 0.470 0.495
Updated: February 17, 2017 - 1:12PM