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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.

Trump speech reignites Wall Street rally

The Dow broke through the 21,000 point barrier for the first time ever.

12 mins ago

The Dow breached the 21,000 mark for the first time ever on Wednesday, while the S&P; and the Nasdaq hit record intraday highs, as President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress lifted investor optimism.

Copper rises on China data

With global economic activity improving, copper demand is likely to expand towards 3.7 per cent this year from 3 per ...

42 mins ago

Copper prices rose to their highest in more than a week as manufacturing data from China showed potential for strong demand.

Coking coal miners cautious optimists

Australian free-on-board coking coal prices rose to $US158.70 a tonne in the week to February 24, up 5.8 per cent on the ...

Opinion

Bullish and cautious aren't usually words found in the same sentence, but coking coal miners are "excited" about the outlook.

China orders aluminium, steel cuts

China's northeast has battled some of the worst pollution in years in recent months as emissions from heavy industry, ...

China has ordered steel and aluminium producers in 28 cities to slash output during winter, amid a war on smog.

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

Market Indices

Updated: March 1, 2017 - 4:39PM

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Updated: March 2, 2017 - 6:36AM

Updated: March 2, 2017 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

167.00

Percentage up/down

35.61% rise
Declines

Price

239.00

Percentage up/down

50.96% fall
Unchanged

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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.

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

US rate hike on March's radar

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

8@eight: Trump's day in Congress

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

BP targets $US40 break-even oil

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

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

Saudi cuts bolster OPEC compliance

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

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	0.7677	0.7676	0.0019rise	0.25% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7276	0.727	0.0032rise	0.44% rise
Updated: March 2, 2017 - 6:21AM

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	1,263,726
Industrial	4,555,111,565	1,112,928,227	1,022,686
Mining	1,271,535,203	1,577,084,305	237,041

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
RCP	REDBANK COPPER LTD	0.003rise	0.002	0.002
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
ATS	AUSTRALIS OIL & GAS	0.300rise	0.250	0.300
BPA	BROOKFIELD PRIME	8.500rise	7.100	8.000
AML	AEON METALS LTD.	0.220rise	0.185	0.220
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
BKP	BARAKA ENERGY RES	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
LGO	LONGREACH OIL LTD.	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
XPD	XPD SOCCER GEAR GRP	0.038fall	0.064	0.064
IVX	INVION LTD	0.002fall	0.003	0.002
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
Updated: March 1, 2017 - 4:18PM

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

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

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