Markets Live: Bond giant stirs
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Shares are set to open tentatively higher after oil weighed on Wall St again overnight and bonds continued to sell off, while the Aussie dollar dipped below 75 US cents.
Shares are set to open tentatively higher after oil weighed on Wall St again overnight and bonds continued to sell off, while the Aussie dollar dipped below 75 US cents.
Gold is sliding toward $US1200 an ounce as positive US data reinforce the allure of other investments.
Oil dropped below $US50 in New York for the first time since December. It pared earlier losses in late New York trade.
The Fed will lift rates next week in response to strong economic data, according to a poll of more than 100 economists.
Mario Draghi has embraced, with increasing mindfulness, the task of normalising European monetary policy.
​Iron ore and steel futures in China fell to one-month lows. Spot iron ore slid below $U87 a tonne.
The big miners dragged the sharemarket lower as commodity prices fell, while BHP and South32 traded ex-dividend.
The ASX200's growth this year has been modest, and has vastly lagged other major indices.
Shares are set to open tentatively higher after oil weighed on Wall St again overnight and bonds continued to sell off, while the Aussie dollar dipped below 75 US cents.
Wall Street visitors and tourists will notice a new addition if they're walking down Broadway in New York this week.
Record cargoes of iron ore coming into China and fewer boatloads of steel going out signal a boon for BHP, Rio and Vale.
Oil prices plunged after news that US crude stockpiles increased far faster than expected to another record high.
The UK economy is poised to expand faster than previously forecast in 2017, though less quickly over the next three years.
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 4,461,332,635 | 2,310,159,466 | 949,830 |
Industrial | 3,258,895,855 | 897,119,916 | 755,692 |
Mining | 1,182,159,600 | 1,412,667,048 | 189,817 |
David Samra, awarded for his stock-picking during and after the 2008 financial crisis, says now's the time for a steady hand and no emotion.
The Sydney software company just released its first quarterly earnings report since listing on the Nasdaq late last year.Â
Markets are in a well-oiled "death spiral," analysts at Citigroup say.
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
ZLD | ZELDA THERAPEUTICS | 0.075rise | 0.035 | 0.038 |
AC8 | AUSCANN GRP HLGS LTD | 0.765rise | 0.385 | 0.410 |
QBL | QUEENSLAND BAUXITE | 0.015rise | 0.008 | 0.009 |
IRD | IRON ROAD LTD | 0.265rise | 0.180 | 0.180 |
CPH | CRESO PHARMA LTD | 0.560rise | 0.385 | 0.370 |
MMJ | MMJ PHYTOTECH LTD | 0.430rise | 0.315 | 0.365 |
ESE | ESENSE-LAB LTD | 0.345rise | 0.255 | 0.295 |
FRC | FORTE CONSOLIDATED | 0.027rise | 0.020 | 0.020 |
KLL | KALIUM LAKES LTD | 0.460rise | 0.355 | 0.290 |
AON | APOLLO MINERALS LTD | 0.200rise | 0.160 | 0.150 |
Updated: March 9, 2017 - 4:11PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
HHM | HAMPTON HILL MINING | 0.015fall | 0.030 | 0.030 |
VEC | VECTOR RESOURCES LTD | 0.001fall | 0.002 | 0.002 |
LFC | LIFE CORPORATION | 0.005fall | 0.008 | 0.006 |
ZYB | ZYBER HOLDINGS LTD | 0.005fall | 0.008 | 0.007 |
8CO | 8COMMON LIMITED | 0.055fall | 0.086 | 0.105 |
TBH | TOPBETTA HLDING LTD | 0.090fall | 0.135 | 0.135 |
AVQ | AXIOM MINING LIMITED | 0.102fall | 0.150 | 0.155 |
AKK | AUSTIN EXPLORATION | 0.004fall | 0.005 | 0.005 |
AGR | AGUIA RES LTD | 0.072fall | 0.088 | 0.077 |
NTC | NETCOMM WIRELESS | 1.390fall | 1.675 | 1.520 |
Updated: March 9, 2017 - 4:43PM |
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 |
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