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Markets Live: Hawkish Fed takes its toll

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Shares erase a fair chunk of yesterday's big gains, led down by the big miners after Wall St exuberance faded.

Share bullishness may fade as Fed rate rises near

Janet Yellen signalled as clearly as she could that Federal Reserve policymakers will vote to lift the US central bank's ...

18 mins ago

Warning signs are starting to appear as investors look beyond the now all-but-confirmed March US interest rate increase.

RBA's tough balancing act will keep rates on hold

The RBA has to weigh between fuelling a housing boom and stymieing the economic recovery.

Neither soaring house prices nor a more hawkish US central bank will sway the RBA when it meets Tuesday, but a rate hike may loom later in the year.

Break through for local biotech as an influential backer emerges

International investment firms are respecting the maturation of the Australian biotech sector.

It's more than a lifestyle outfit.

Australian stockmarket set to open higher

The Australian share market is set to open higher on Monday, clawing back roughly half the losses brought on by a fall in the US.

Wall Street edges higher

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

The S&P; 500 and Nasdaq closed out their sixth straight week of gains with a flat session.

Deutsche Bank's $14b capital boost

The measures, which executives may review as soon as this weekend, would be a way for the bank to boost capital buffers ...

Deutsche Bank is nearing a plan to boost its capital by $14 billion, through an equity offering and a partial asset sale.

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.

Market Indices

Updated: March 3, 2017 - 4:54PM

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Updated: March 4, 2017 - 9:15AM

Updated: March 4, 2017 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

144.00

Percentage up/down

31.03% rise
Declines

Price

259.00

Percentage up/down

55.82% fall
Unchanged

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61.00

Percentage up/down

13.15% steady

Last updated: Mar 3, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Hawkish Fed takes its toll

Live

Shares erase a fair chunk of yesterday's big gains, led down by the big miners after Wall St exuberance faded.

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

US services growth surges

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

As earnings season drew to a close, macro sentiment once again exerted its influence over the local market.

Volatile week leaves ASX in the red

The ASX finished the week in the red as investors remain sceptical of the global growth narrative.

The fall in cocoa prices decline is expected to make finished cocoa and chocolate products cheaper.

Sweet news: Chocolate is about to get cheaper

It's a good news day for chocolate lovers: Prices for chocolate are set to fall as the world cocoa market shifts from a deficit to the largest surplus in six years.

Cannabis bets take Aussie hedge fund to No.1

Bets on US marijuana companies helped an Australian manager soar 145 per cent last year to become the world's best-performing hedge fund.

The Aussie shed 1.3 per cent to US75.75¢, the Canadian dollar shed 0.4 per cent to US74.78¢ and the Kiwi dropped 0.9 per ...

Australian dollar sheds more than 1pc

The Australian dollar has plunged below the US76¢ mark amid a resurgence in its US counterpart.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7598	0.7594	0.0000steady	0.00% steady
AUD/EUR	0.7154	0.7147	0.0000steady	0.00% steady
Updated: March 4, 2017 - 9:00AM

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

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
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

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

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

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Business

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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