ASX Markets Overview | Australian Stock Exchange

Markets Live: Muted response to Trump speech

Live

The ASX continues to wallow as Telstra trades ex-divided, while an initial Trump-inspired jump in Wall St futures quickly fades.

Risk rises as Trump disappoints on detail

Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress: Fund managers and economists said the risk of a correction to Wall ...

Fund managers say the lack of detail in Donald Trump speech to Congress leaves markets vulnerable to a correction.

ASX slips for fifth straight session

The market shrugged off a surge in GDP for the fourth quarter.

Caution reigned on the sharemarket, with the ASX ending lower for a fifth straight session.

Jobs under threat from gas price pressure

The surge in the price of gas is threatening a rising number of jobs in the manufacturing sector

US rate hike on March's radar

"We're very close to achieving our dual mandate goals. Yet monetary policy essentially still has the pedal to the ...

Fed policymaker John Williams said he expects an interest-rate increase to receive "serious consideration" this month.

8@eight: Trump's day in Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in ...

Sponsored

Two big events on the calendar today with Australian GDP figures out this morning before Donald Trump makes his eagerly awaited speech to the US Congress early afternoon, Australian time.

BP targets $US40 break-even oil

BP aims to raise output by 5 per cent a year to 2021 and is targeting returns of more than 10 per cent.

BP said it will need a crude price of about $US40 a barrel in 2021 to cover spending and dividends, from $US60 this year.

Saudi cuts bolster OPEC compliance

The Reuters survey showed Saudi Arabia's output fell slightly in February after a deep reduction in January taking the ...

OPEC has cut its oil output for a second month in February, a Reuters survey found, once again paced by Saudi Arabia.

Market Indices

Updated: March 1, 2017 - 4:39PM

Updated: March 1, 2017 - 7:09PM

Updated: March 1, 2017 - 9:15AM

Updated: March 1, 2017 - 9:56PM

Advances

Price

167.00

Percentage up/down

35.61% rise
Declines

Price

239.00

Percentage up/down

50.96% fall
Unchanged

Price

63.00

Percentage up/down

13.43% steady

Last updated: Mar 1, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Muted response to Trump speech

Live

The ASX continues to wallow as Telstra trades ex-divided, while an initial Trump-inspired jump in Wall St futures quickly fades.

Traders say the German Bundesbank, acting on behalf of the European Central Bank, has been buying bonds below the minus ...

ECB pummels German yields

Germany's record low short-term borrowing costs have further to fall as the ECB seeks to buy more shorter-dated paper.

Stockpiles of imported iron ore at 46 major Chinese ports reached 129.35 million tonnes last week, the highest since ...

China iron ore slides after rally

China's top economic planner is said to be investigating the recent surge in steel and iron ore futures.

Consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, rose 3 per cent, more than projected, Commerce Department data ...

US economy expands 1.9 per cent

The US economy grew in the fourth quarter at a 1.9 per cent pace, slower than expected as business investment eased.

OPEC moves to limit output have helped speed up the rebalancing of the oil market.

Low oil prices set to recede, BHP warns, amid sluggish output gains

Declining output from existing oilfields will more than offset low demand growth resulting in the present oversupply to evaporate over the year ahead, BHP Billiton has forecast.

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

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	0.7666	0.7661	0.0004rise	0.05% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7277	0.7271	0.0033rise	0.46% rise
Updated: March 1, 2017 - 9:41PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.84

Change in: 0.4460rise
Percentage up/down: (3.60%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,841,448,117	2,690,323,478	1,263,866
Industrial	4,554,697,283	1,106,002,551	1,022,199
Mining	1,271,949,485	1,584,009,981	237,668

Last updated: March 1, 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
COY	COPPERMOLY LIMITED	0.021rise	0.014	0.020
OTI	ORIENTAL TECHNO.	0.009rise	0.006	0.006
ENX	ENEGEX LIMITED	0.015rise	0.011	0.012
SAS	SKY AND SPACE GLOBAL	0.185rise	0.140	0.175
KLL	KALIUM LAKES LTD	0.350rise	0.275	0.290
CLQ	CLEAN TEQ HLDGS LTD	1.020rise	0.850	0.945
BPA	BROOKFIELD PRIME	8.500rise	7.100	8.000
PEK	PEAK RESOURCES	0.125rise	0.110	0.110
MAH	MACMAHON HOLDINGS	0.175rise	0.155	0.155
BRG	BREVILLE GROUP LTD	10.040rise	9.000	9.810
Updated: March 1, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
POW	PROTEAN ENERGY LTD	0.002fall	0.005	0.004
CVT	COVATA LTD	0.036fall	0.081	0.072
SGH	SLATER & GORDON	0.065fall	0.140	0.096
LGO	LONGREACH OIL LTD.	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
XPD	XPD SOCCER GEAR GRP	0.038fall	0.064	0.064
EGH	EUREKA GROUP LTD	0.370fall	0.555	0.430
RFX	REDFLOW LIMITED	0.170fall	0.250	0.200
MRM	MMAOFFSHOR	0.215fall	0.300	0.270
ENA	ENSURANCE LTD	0.140fall	0.180	0.180
ECG	ECARGO HLDG	0.130fall	0.165	0.160
Updated: March 1, 2017 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Blockchain Global Ltd	BCG		0.20
E2 Metals Ltd	E2M	02/12/2016	0.20
India Fund Limited	INF		1.00
I Synergy Group Limited	IS3	22/12/2016	0.20
Lithium Consolidated Mineral Exploration Pty Ltd	LI3	21/12/2016	0.20
Majestic Horizon Holdings Ltd	MHH		0.20
Metavone Limited	MTV	28/10/2016	0.20
Secure2Go Group Ltd	S2G	09/01/2017	0.30
Traprock Mining Ltd	TMI	21/12/2016	0.20
Viatar CTC Solutions Inc.	VTR		68.50
Wilgena Resources Ltd	WRX	13/12/2016	0.20

Economy

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

Advances

Declines

Unchanged

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Business