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Markets Live: ASX shrugs off bonds rout

Banks and healthcare stocks are leading the market higher, following gains by US peers overnight, while the Aussie dollar recovers above US75c.

Markets pause ahead of Fed rate call

Investors are increasingly open to the idea of global central banks tapping the brake on the flood of easy money ...

6 mins ago

Global equities have fallen into a bit of a rut, local shares too, as investors wait to hear whether the US central bank raises interest rates this week.

Orange is the new gold: Prison stocks win in Trump's America

The worse the news for immigrants and their lawyers, the better it has been for the two prison operators.

The worse the news for immigrants threatened by detention or deportation, the better it has been for private prison operators.

No longer red-hot: Could iron ore prices halve this year?

The end of iron ore's stellar run? Among those flagging potential weakness are JPMorgan, the head of the RBA and even ...

Iron ore's rally is showing signs of cracking: the commodity posted the biggest weekly slump in almost four months amid rising concdern about the underlying demand in China.

US stocks rise as jobs report clears way for rate hike

Bullish sentiment: A trader donned a Donald Trump hat while working on Friday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Wall Street gained after jobs data cleared the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates without forcing it to accelerate the pace for future rate hikes.

US economy adds 235,000 jobs

Construction jobs, which can fluctuate depending on the weather, rose by 58,000, the most since March 2007, and followed ...

US employers added jobs at an above-average pace for a second month on outsized gains in construction and manufacturing.

Wall St rises on economic confidence

Specialist Anthony Rinaldi works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

US stocks advanced after a solid jobs report reinforced recent data that the economy continues to gather upward momentum.

BHP preparing offer for Escondida workers

The strike, which began February 9 and has lasted for 30 days, is the longest in Escondida's history.

Chile's Escondida copper mine has had a preliminary chat with its union as a first step towards ending a month-long strike.

Market Indices

Updated: March 10, 2017 - 4:39PM

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Advances

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220.00

Percentage up/down

47.01% rise
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190.00

Percentage up/down

40.60% fall
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58.00

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12.39% steady

Last updated: Mar 10, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX shrugs off bonds rout

Banks and healthcare stocks are leading the market higher, following gains by US peers overnight, while the Aussie dollar recovers above US75c.

Brent for May settlement declined 82 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $US51.37 a barrel in London. The global benchmark crude ...

US oil futures shed 9.1pc on week

Oil capped the biggest weekly loss since November after surging US supplies erased three months of gains.

Irving, Texas-based Exxon has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry but it hasn't done a deal on such a ...

Exxon-BP acquisition talk resurfaces

A potential Exxon Mobil bid for BP has been dismissed by analysts as not particularly compelling.

"In the medium term, every country's interest rate is determined by its domestic economic conditions, such as its ...

PBOC's Zhou sees stable yuan

People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the yuan's rate should be relatively stable this year.

US crude futures steadied around $US48 a barrel on Friday after falling this week to its lowest since November.

US rig count rises for eighth week

Drillers added eight oil rigs in the latest week, bringing the total count up to 617, or 60 per cent more than a year ago.

US stocks rise as jobs report clears way for rate hike

Wall Street gained after jobs data cleared the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates without forcing it to accelerate the pace for future rate hikes.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7543	0.7538	-0.0002fall	-0.03% fall
AUD/EUR	0.707	0.7061	-0.0002fall	-0.03% fall
Updated: March 11, 2017 - 9:02AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 8.82

Change in: -2.3510fall
Percentage up/down: (-21.04%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,867,356,804	2,534,686,636	1,025,679
Industrial	3,829,575,914	956,300,975	836,627
Mining	1,020,543,260	1,578,093,089	185,040

Last updated: March 10, 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
KFE	KOGI IRON LTD	0.040rise	0.016	0.015
MSI	MULTISTACK INTERNAT.	0.013rise	0.006	0.006
AC8	AUSCANN GRP HLGS LTD	0.830rise	0.385	0.410
QBL	QUEENSLAND BAUXITE	0.016rise	0.008	0.009
SRN	SUREFIRE RESCS NL	0.004rise	0.002	0.003
RGI	ROTO-GRO INTL LTD	0.325rise	0.200	0.220
CPH	CRESO PHARMA LTD	0.610rise	0.385	0.370
MMJ	MMJ PHYTOTECH LTD	0.490rise	0.315	0.365
ESE	ESENSE-LAB LTD	0.395rise	0.255	0.295
GBX	GB ENERGY LIMITED	0.009rise	0.006	0.007
Updated: March 10, 2017 - 4:15PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
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
NTC	NETCOMM WIRELESS	1.275fall	1.675	1.520
AKK	AUSTIN EXPLORATION	0.004fall	0.005	0.005
NRT	NOVOGEN LIMITED	0.068fall	0.082	0.081
KRC	KING RIVER COPPER	0.005fall	0.006	0.006
RNE	RENU ENERGY LTD	0.010fall	0.012	0.011
IDT	IDT AUSTRALIA LTD	0.125fall	0.150	0.125
WLF	WOLF MINERALS	0.065fall	0.078	0.073
Updated: March 10, 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

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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