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Markets Live: Earnings up, ASX down

46 mins ago

Shares slide again despite big gains in QBE, Aristocrat and Lendlease after their profit reports, as waning enthusiasm for the Trump trade drags on big banks and miners.

Big banks drag ASX into the red

The benchmark ASX200 shed 0.3 per cent to 5724.2 on Monday, despite strong leads from the S&P500 and Dow Jones, the ...

23 mins ago

Strong earnings results from reporting companies failed to stem the tide of a falling market, the big miners and the bigger banks pulling the index into the red.

First current account surplus since 1970s seen

UBS economists argue a current account surplus is firmly in view.

36 mins ago

Australia could record its first current account surplus since the mid-1970s this year, economists say.

Applying Warren Buffett-isms to the ASX

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett says spending excess cash on buying back shares is a great way to use ...

52 mins ago

There are several takeaways from Warren Buffett's letter to shareholders for Australian investors.

8@eight: Investors jittery ahead of Trump speech

Investors are eager to hear Donald Trump expand on his promises.

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The Australian sharemarket is set to open lower as investors await Donald Trump's major congressional address this week.

Optimistic markets count on Trump tax plan

US President Donald Trump will address Congress on Tuesday.

"The game investors should be focusing on is who could win and who could lose," says Andrew Macken ahead of US President Donald Trump's congressional address.

Buffett praises immigrants, lashes 'monkey' money managers

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett.

In an entertaining annual letter the legendary investor lets fly and high fee gouging money managers.

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.

Market Indices

Updated: February 27, 2017 - 4:38PM

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Updated: February 25, 2017 - 4:00AM

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195.00

Percentage up/down

41.76% rise
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207.00

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44.33% fall
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65.00

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13.92% steady

Last updated: Feb 27, 2017 - 5:10PM

Markets Live: Earnings up, ASX down

Shares slide again despite big gains in QBE, Aristocrat and Lendlease after their profit reports, as waning enthusiasm for the Trump trade drags on big banks and miners.

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

Dow continues record run as Wall St edges higher

* Goldman weighs on Dow after analyst downgrade

Murray Goulburn has disclosed a heavy loss for the December half

Murray Goulburn discloses losses, ASIC and ACCC investigations

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

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

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams 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.

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

ASX ends lower on tumbling metal prices

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

First current account surplus since 1970s seen

Australia could record its first current account surplus since the mid-1970s this year, economists say.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7693	0.769	0.0021rise	0.27% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7281	0.7275	0.0015rise	0.21% rise
Updated: February 27, 2017 - 4:49PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.60

Change in: 0.4670rise
Percentage up/down: (3.85%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,448,088,495	2,857,987,647	1,182,230
Industrial	4,143,183,574	901,530,947	950,934
Mining	1,287,855,225	1,956,195,679	227,282

Last updated: February 27, 2017 - 4:37PM

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
CLZ	CLASSIC MIN LTD	0.014rise	0.009	0.008
ARL	ARDEA RESOURCES LTD	0.925rise	0.775	0.000
COB	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.395rise	0.335	0.000
RIR	RIVA RESOURCES LTD	0.040rise	0.034	0.029
ARV	ARTEMIS RESOURCES	0.140rise	0.120	0.060
BMT	BERKUT MINERALS LTD	0.365rise	0.320	0.200
CLQ	CLEAN TEQ HLDGS LTD	0.945rise	0.850	0.640
NAM	NAMOI COTTON CO-OP	0.500rise	0.450	0.435
QST	QUEST INVESTMENTS	0.200rise	0.180	0.150
PVE	PO VALLEY ENERGY LTD	0.033rise	0.030	0.030
Updated: February 27, 2017 - 4:12PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SUD	SUDA LTD	0.015fall	0.023	0.019
VRS	VERIS LTD	0.135fall	0.195	0.220
EVS	ENVIROSUITE LTD	0.053fall	0.065	0.065
BPF	BULLETPROOF GROUP	0.165fall	0.200	0.240
AD1	APPLYDIRECT LIMITED	0.200fall	0.240	0.280
MJP	MARTIN AIRCRAFT LTD	0.170fall	0.200	0.220
SGH	SLATER & GORDON	0.120fall	0.140	0.210
AER	AEERIS LTD	0.060fall	0.070	0.075
EGH	EUREKA GROUP LTD	0.480fall	0.555	0.657
CYG	COVENTRY GROUP	0.705fall	0.800	0.820
Updated: February 27, 2017 - 4:27PM

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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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