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Markets Live: Dollar slips on weak capex

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Business investment numbers disappoint again, pressuring the Aussie, while shares take a leg down as investors take profits in the big miners.

8@eight: US flags rate hike, big reporting day ahead

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An interest rate hike in the United States is likely to be "fairly soon", according to the Federal Reserve minutes overnight, while there is a big earnings day ahead on the ASX.

Many Fed officials see rate hike 'fairly soon', minutes show

Before the minutes were released, traders are pricing in about a one-in-three chance of a rate increase when the FOMC ...

US Federal Reserve officials expressed confidence a hike could come "fairly soon", to avoid the risk of an overheated economy, FOMC minutes showed.

Pot stocks rocket higher

Boris Trajkov has been charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis.

Medicinal marijuana stocks soared after the Federal Government pledged to loosen importation laws in a bid to boost supply for patients.

Bega tips higher farmgate milk prices

The Australian dairy sector was plunged into crisis last year after Murray Goulburn and Fonterra slashed farmgate prices.

Bega Cheese has flagged the possibility that dairy processors could start paying farmers more for their milk later this year.

Copper fever could heat up Australian miners

The price of copper may rise to $US8000 a tonne by the end of the decade, Citi analysts believe.

Copper prices could soar to $8,000, or $US3.60 per pound, by the end of the decade, Citi analysts believe, suggesting the target as they upgraded their forecasts for a number of producers.

Surge in Woolies leads ASX higher

The benchmark index added 0.2 per cent in broad-based gains while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 0.3 per cent.

A busy day of earnings season saw the market edge cautiously higher, regaining some of the ground it had lost earlier in the week.

Big appetite for bonds in record $11b sale

Lingering worries about Australia's triple-A rating didn't prevent investors from snapping up the latest record issuance.

For the third time in less than six months the federal government has sold a record amount of bonds.

Market Indices

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207.00

Percentage up/down

45.39% rise
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41.67% fall
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Markets Live: Dollar slips on weak capex

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Business investment numbers disappoint again, pressuring the Aussie, while shares take a leg down as investors take profits in the big miners.

Wall Street continued on its record run overnight,

8@eight: Wall St records set up ASX

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Local shares are due for a strong open after Wall Street had another record night.

Caltex is under pressure to explain how it will fill the earnings gap from the end of its Woolworths alliance.

Caltex pumps up retail to head off loss from Woolies fuel supply

Caltex in business review as BP's planned $1.8 billion buy of Woolworths petrol stations will hit sales volumes

The benchmark ASX200 finished down 0.1 per cent to 5791.0, while the broader All Ordinaries ended down 0.1 per cent 5,835.4.

Healthcare stocks drag ASX lower despite iron ore strength

Investors had another flood of earnings to digest, but in the absence of a lead from Wall Street due to a public holiday the overall market tread water for most of the session.

Strategists are cautiously upbeat on earnings season thus far.

Half-year results 'so far, so good'

Miners have predictably been the stars, dividends are still hot and banks look solid.

NAB economist Rodrigo Catril says the Australian dollar "now has more freedom" to move still higher.

$A set to crack US80¢: Deutsche Bank

Australia's resurgent exports could push its currency to US80¢ and even beyond, Deutsche Bank's Chief Economist Adam Boyton reckons.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7667	0.7666	-0.0036fall	-0.47% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7268	0.7264	-0.0032fall	-0.44% fall
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 12:29PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.30

Change in: 0.1710rise
Percentage up/down: (1.54%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,747,781,302	1,381,937,798	533,117
Industrial	1,776,352,378	418,900,414	424,827
Mining	914,477,144	962,556,247	103,715

Last updated: February 23, 2017 - 12:59PM

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
ARL	ARDEA RESOURCES LTD	0.520rise	0.320	0.000
YOJ	YOJEE LIMITED	0.080rise	0.055	0.059
MLM	METALLICA MINERALS	0.085rise	0.065	0.071
MMJ	MMJ PHYTOTECH LTD	0.365rise	0.310	0.270
WOF	WOLF PETROLEUM	0.039rise	0.034	0.035
FIG	FREEDOM INSURANCE	0.760rise	0.675	0.605
SVW	SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS	11.080rise	9.850	8.280
GPP	GREENPOWER ENRGY LTD	0.046rise	0.041	0.031
COB	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.285rise	0.255	0.000
MCP	MCPHERSON'S LTD	1.280rise	1.150	1.050
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 12:58PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
TOM	TOMIZONE LIMITED	0.030fall	0.040	0.040
AAD	ARDENT LEISURE GROUP	1.625fall	2.110	2.030
XIP	XENITH IP GROUP LTD	2.000fall	2.410	2.650
SKT	SKY NETWORK	3.420fall	4.030	4.200
SMN	STRUCTURAL MONITOR.	1.070fall	1.250	1.390
CFO	CFOAM LIMITED	0.390fall	0.435	0.460
PSY	PANORAMA SYNERGY LTD	0.044fall	0.049	0.052
ARS	ALT RESOURCES LTD	0.081fall	0.090	0.100
ACR	ACRUX LIMITED	0.275fall	0.300	0.305
OGX	ORINOCO GOLD LTD	0.057fall	0.062	0.099
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 12:59PM

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TWE TREASURY WINE ESTATES LIMITED

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WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

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