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Markets Live: Crown and Qantas support ASX

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Shares claw back some early losses as investors take profits in the big miners, while the dollar takes a whack from soft business investment numbers.

ASX struggles as heavyweights trade ex-dividend

The ASX was dragged lower on Thursday as new figures showed local business investment continued to sa

The local sharemarket ended another big day of reporting season in the red, as a slide in miners led by Rio Tinto offset a number of positive earnings surprises.

Hedging against a Le Pen French victory

"It all seems to be linked with the French political woes."

The euro has plunged against the Aussie as traders position themselves around the "redenomination risk" circling the French election.

Animal spirits or fundamentals? US market defies gravity

Are US markets being supported by economic fundamentals, or an outbreak of animal spirits? One new analysis, by ...

Is Wall Street's spectacular record run supported by economic fundamentals, or an outbreak of exuberance? Barclays reckons it is the former, while fundies aren't so sure.

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.

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Last updated: Feb 23, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Crown and Qantas support ASX

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Shares claw back some early losses as investors take profits in the big miners, while the dollar takes a whack from soft business investment numbers.

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

Copper fever could heat up Australian miners

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.

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

Surge in Woolies leads ASX higher

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

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

Big appetite for bonds in record $11b sale

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

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.

Hedging against a Le Pen French victory

The euro has plunged against the Aussie as traders position themselves around the "redenomination risk" circling the French election.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7689	0.7688	-0.0014fall	-0.18% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7292	0.7289	-0.0007fall	-0.10% fall
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 8:39PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.18

Change in: 0.0500rise
Percentage up/down: (0.45%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	6,206,557,518	2,586,110,482	1,170,467
Industrial	4,544,161,772	953,272,428	943,754
Mining	1,542,264,739	1,631,697,257	217,373

Last updated: February 23, 2017 - 5:55PM

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
AC8	AUSCANN GRP HLGS LTD	0.325rise	0.220	0.012
YOJ	YOJEE LIMITED	0.080rise	0.055	0.059
MLM	METALLICA MINERALS	0.085rise	0.065	0.071
ARD	ARGENT MINERALS	0.048rise	0.037	0.029
GWR	GWR GROUP LTD	0.060rise	0.048	0.043
MMJ	MMJ PHYTOTECH LTD	0.365rise	0.310	0.270
COB	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.295rise	0.255	0.000
MCP	MCPHERSON'S LTD	1.320rise	1.150	1.050
WOF	WOLF PETROLEUM	0.039rise	0.034	0.035
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 5:08PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ISD	ISENTIA GROUP LTD	1.635fall	2.680	2.600
SM8	SHARK MITIGATION	0.090fall	0.120	0.140
TOM	TOMIZONE LIMITED	0.030fall	0.040	0.040
RLE	REAL ENERGY CORP	0.049fall	0.065	0.060
IDT	IDT AUSTRALIA LTD	0.125fall	0.165	0.175
AAD	ARDENT LEISURE GROUP	1.625fall	2.110	2.030
HPR	HIGH PEAK ROYALTIES	0.027fall	0.035	0.036
DAV	DAVENPORT RESOURCES	0.125fall	0.160	0.150
XIP	XENITH IP GROUP LTD	1.950fall	2.410	2.650
TEN	TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS	0.690fall	0.820	0.885
Updated: February 23, 2017 - 6:50PM

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APA APA GROUP

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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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