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Markets Live: Metals' mini meltdown

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Shares fall as investors tweak their expectations on the timing of US fiscal stimulus and after major metals prices dropped.

International traders look to Australia for their next big short

Former Goldman Sachs derivatives trader Ismail Guennouni chose Westpac as his next big short.

It's not surprising international traders have arrived to bet on stocks headed for a fall, with one predicting Westpac's share price could halve.

Dow continues record run as Wall St edges higher

Equities were in negative territory for most of the day before a late push saw them end in the black.

* Goldman weighs on Dow after analyst downgrade

Murray Goulburn discloses losses, ASIC and ACCC investigations

Murray Goulburn has disclosed a heavy loss for the December half.

The downturn in the dairy industry has taken its toll on the country's largest milk processor, Murray Goulburn Co-Operative.

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams China

Mixed messages: Donald Trump and Steven Mnuchin have taken different approaches to their thoughts on China..

President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analysing Beijing's foreign exchange practices.

ASX ends lower on tumbling metal prices

Tumbling metal prices and wobbly global markets dragged the ASX lower on Friday, causing the index to finish the week in ...

The Australian sharemarket finished the week lower, despite a positive week of earnings season largely welcomed by investors.

Bitcoin worth more than gold as price reaches all-time high

Last year, bitcoin outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies.

Industry heads cite global factors for surge; see the currency reaching $US2000 by the end of the year.

$A hits new 2017 high as frustration grows over US tax reform

The Australian dollar hit a new 2017 high overnight, trading at US77.41¢ briefly before unwinding some of its gains.

The greenback sagged after US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin made it clear any structural reforms by the Trump administration will take time to boost the economy.

Market Indices

Updated: February 24, 2017 - 4:39PM

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Advances

Price

138.00

Percentage up/down

29.68% rise
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264.00

Percentage up/down

56.77% fall
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63.00

Percentage up/down

13.55% steady

Last updated: Feb 24, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Metals' mini meltdown

Live

Shares fall as investors tweak their expectations on the timing of US fiscal stimulus and after major metals prices dropped.

8@eight: Two schools of thought

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Since the global equities market rally inspired by Trump inflation, the trading community is now falling into two camps.

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

ASX struggles as heavyweights trade ex-dividend

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.

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

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.

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

Animal spirits or fundamentals? US market defies gravity

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.

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams China

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7679	0.7669	-0.0044fall	-0.57% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7272	0.7259	0.0001rise	0.01% rise
Updated: February 25, 2017 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.13

Change in: 0.9520rise
Percentage up/down: (8.51%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	7,307,659,982	2,720,928,057	1,263,867
Industrial	5,603,412,000	1,013,328,914	1,021,267
Mining	1,613,504,951	1,707,006,072	237,196

Last updated: February 24, 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	0.775rise	0.320	0.000
AC8	AUSCANN GRP HLGS LTD	0.410rise	0.220	0.012
SOP	SML CORPORATION LTD	0.027rise	0.015	0.016
YOJ	YOJEE LIMITED	0.080rise	0.055	0.059
ARD	ARGENT MINERALS	0.053rise	0.037	0.029
COB	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.335rise	0.255	0.000
RIR	RIVA RESOURCES LTD	0.034rise	0.026	0.029
STA	STRANDLINE RES LTD	0.010rise	0.008	0.010
ASN	ANSON RESOURCES LTD	0.053rise	0.043	0.053
BAR	BARRA RESOURCES	0.140rise	0.115	0.080
Updated: February 24, 2017 - 4:13PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ISD	ISENTIA GROUP LTD	1.630fall	2.680	2.600
FRM	FARM PRIDE FOODS	1.110fall	1.580	1.565
AAD	ARDENT LEISURE GROUP	1.555fall	2.110	2.030
ARS	ALT RESOURCES LTD	0.070fall	0.090	0.100
KBU	KABUNI LTD	0.012fall	0.015	0.018
RCG	RCG CORPORATION LTD	1.105fall	1.365	1.330
EGO	EMPIRE OIL & GAS	0.220fall	0.270	0.280
WLD	WELLARD LIMITED	0.160fall	0.195	0.200
SSG	SHAVER SHOP GRP LTD	0.550fall	0.670	0.685
SGH	SLATER & GORDON	0.140fall	0.170	0.210
Updated: February 24, 2017 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Automotive Solutions Group Ltd	4WD	16/12/2016	1.00
Ardea Resources Ltd	ARL	09/01/2017	0.20
Axsesstoday Ltd	AXL	21/12/2016	1.00
Blockchain Global Ltd	BCG		0.20
Blackstone Minerals Ltd	BSX	20/12/2016	0.20
Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd	COB	19/12/2016	0.20
Davenport Resources Ltd	DAV	27/10/2016	0.75
Dreamscape Networks Ltd	DN8	02/12/2016	0.25
Dragontail Systems Ltd	DTS	10/11/2016	0.20
E2 Metals Ltd	E2M	02/12/2016	0.20
Eildon Capital Ltd	EDC	02/02/2017	1.06
Freehill Mining Limited	FHS	12/12/2016	0.20
GetSwift Ltd	GSW		0.20
HearMe Out Limited	HMO	13/12/2016	0.20
Horizon Gold Ltd	HRN	14/12/2016	0.40
India Fund Limited	INF		1.00
Inghams Group Limited	ING	07/11/2016	4.14
Integrated Payment Technologies Limited	IP1	02/12/2016	0.20
I Synergy Group Limited	IS3	22/12/2016	0.20
Kalium Lakes Ltd	KLL	19/12/2016	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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