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Wall St hovers near records

Financials, which benefit from higher rates, moved higher after her comments and were the best-performing S&P 500 sector.

US stocks were flat on Friday afternoon after Fed chair Janet Yellen said interest rates are poised to rise this month.

Yellen sets stage for March hike

"On the whole, the prospects for further moderate economic growth look encouraging, particularly as risks emanating from ...

US interest rates will rise this month as long as economic data on jobs and inflation holds up, Fed chair Janet Yellen said.

US services growth surges

Sixteen of 18 non-manufacturing industries reported growth in February, including mining, support services, and ...

American service companies expanded in February at the fastest rate since October 2015 amid stronger orders.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    144.00
    Percentage up/down
    31.03% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    259.00
    Percentage up/down
    55.82% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    61.00
    Percentage up/down
    13.15% steady
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Morgan Stanley now calls for a March hike and two additional rate increases this year, as do Credit Suisse and Nomura.

US bonds extend declines

Treasuries fell, extending a four-day slide, as a US Federal Reserve rate increase on March 15 was nearly fully priced.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said it was too early to say if the deal to reduce oil production would be ...

Oil drops as Russians stall

Oil prices fell more than 2pc after Russian February oil output was unchanged from January at 11.11 million barrels per day.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7596 0.7594 0.0023rise 0.30% rise
AUD/EUR 0.7153 0.715 -0.0056fall -0.78% fall
Updated: March 4, 2017 - 8:00AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.51
Change in
0.3360rise
Percentage up/down
(2.76%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,409,132,649 2,412,910,968 1,065,608
Industrial 3,170,774,832 750,213,069 856,594
Mining 1,218,760,433 1,662,336,108 204,936
Last updated: March 3, 2017 - 5:55PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
RDS REDSTONE RESOURCES 0.020rise 0.011 0.011
RCP REDBANK COPPER LTD 0.003rise 0.002 0.002
SAS SKY AND SPACE GLOBAL 0.195rise 0.140 0.175
KLL KALIUM LAKES LTD 0.355rise 0.275 0.290
OIL OPTISCAN IMAGING 0.064rise 0.050 0.055
WOF WOLF PETROLEUM 0.049rise 0.040 0.045
INK INDAGO ENERGY LTD 0.087rise 0.074 0.075
AVB AVANCO RESOURCES LTD 0.135rise 0.120 0.120
TAW TAWANA RESOURCES NL 0.185rise 0.165 0.165
AON APOLLO MINERALS LTD 0.160rise 0.145 0.150
Updated: March 3, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
POW PROTEAN ENERGY LTD 0.002fall 0.005 0.004
BKP BARAKA ENERGY RES 0.001fall 0.002 0.001
HEG HILL END GOLD 0.001fall 0.002 0.002
ZIP ZIPTEL LIMITED 0.029fall 0.047 0.044
IVX INVION LTD 0.002fall 0.003 0.002
NWZ NEWZULU LIMITED 0.002fall 0.003 0.002
DRX DIATREME RESOURCES 0.009fall 0.013 0.012
ICI ICANDY INTERACTIVE 0.070fall 0.100 0.100
DXF DING SHENG XIN LTD 0.310fall 0.420 0.410
TNT TESSERENT LIMITED 0.075fall 0.100 0.100
Updated: March 3, 2017 - 6:50PM