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Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 in big week for miners

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Shares edge higher as investor mood remains upbeat following this week's Fed decision, which has helped buoy mining stocks, while weighing on banks and health-care.

Seesaw mining stocks see the light

Over the past five trading sessions, the materials sector has experienced a dramatic reversal, surging 4.5 per cent off ...

Australia's miners have reversed a period of dramatic sharemarket underperformance, pulling strongly ahead.

Fed puts global easing on ropes

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is leading a shift in global thinking on rates.

The US central bank's return to higher interest rates has changed the conversation at many of the world's central banks.

Euro strategy shift nears

It will probably take a stronger positive shift in headlines for the market's net bet to turn positive, but the ...

Opinion

Bond investor Michael Hasenstab says he's betting against the euro as a "hedge against populism". Is that still smart?

US dollar recoups early losses

The greenback was mixed against its major peers in the absence of fresh catalysts.

The greenback pared its loss after Steven Mnuchin repeated his support for the long-term strengthening of the US dollar.

Credit Suisse, UBS say buy stocks

Global equities have made 11 per cent in the past six months, including re-invested dividends, while government bonds in ...

Credit Suisse Group and UBS Group have a message for their wealthy clients: it's not too late to buy equities.

Trump win wounds gun sales, shares

Some of the largest gains went to gun manufacturers during Obama's tenure.

Shares of Sturm Ruger, American Outdoor Brands and Vista Outdoor are down by between 17 and 47 per cent since the US election.

Macquarie to buy Cargill unit

The deal would expand Macquarie's footprint by adding facilities in Geneva, Switzerland and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Macquarie Group agreed to buy Cargill's petroleum business, the latest reshuffling of the commodities trader's business.

Market Indices

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232.00

Percentage up/down

50.66% rise
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165.00

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36.03% fall
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Last updated: Mar 17, 2017 - 3:12PM

Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 in big week for miners

Live

Shares edge higher as investor mood remains upbeat following this week's Fed decision, which has helped buoy mining stocks, while weighing on banks and health-care.

"If it weren't for the Brexit shock working its way through the economy, the BOE would be hiking," said Richard Kelly, ...

Pound rises on rate outlook

The pound appreciated against all of its major peers after the Bank of England's Kristin Forbes voted for a rate increase.

The most-active rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed down 0.1 per cent at 3,625 yuan ($US526) a tonne, after ...

China iron ore extends rally

Iron ore advanced 2.3 per cent on the Dalian Commodity Exchange as Shanghai steel rebar futures ended near a three-year high.

Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has many factors to consider before hiking interest rates.

RBA to hold in face of jobs, fed hikes

The Federal Reserve may be determined to lift US rates three times this year, but soft local jobs numbers were a timely reminder that the RBA is still at a very different stage of the rates cycle.

Gains in miners was not enough to buoy the ASX on Thursday.

Mining surge offsets fall in banks to lift ASX

Central bank policy dominated sharemarket trade: while a Fed hike was initially greeted with strong gains, a surprise follow-up move by China dampened the mood.

Euro strategy shift nears

Bond investor Michael Hasenstab says he's betting against the euro as a "hedge against populism". Is that still smart?

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7687	0.7683	0.0006rise	0.08% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7135	0.7133	0.0004rise	0.06% rise
Updated: March 17, 2017 - 3:10PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 9.56

Change in: 0.5370rise
Percentage up/down: (5.95%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,771,985,529	1,509,050,456	774,771
Industrial	2,114,332,779	560,790,772	632,229
Mining	641,695,231	947,962,134	140,065

Last updated: March 17, 2017 - 3:12PM

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
UPD	UPDATER INC	0.700rise	0.430	0.460
RGI	ROTO-GRO INTL LTD	0.495rise	0.325	0.220
BBX	BBX MINERALS LTD	0.090rise	0.065	0.059
AMT	ALLEGRA ORTHOPAEDICS	0.310rise	0.258	0.220
KGL	KGL RESOURCES LTD	0.355rise	0.305	0.315
COI	COMET RIDGE LIMITED	0.094rise	0.082	0.085
HML	HENRY MORGAN LIMITED	1.710rise	1.550	1.650
LIC	LIFESTYLE COMMUNIT.	4.250rise	3.950	4.000
BRG	BREVILLE GROUP LTD	10.590rise	9.940	9.810
TAW	TAWANA RESOURCES NL	0.190rise	0.180	0.165
Updated: March 17, 2017 - 3:12PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
CEL	CHALLENGER ENERGY	0.010fall	0.014	0.015
ACS	ACCENT RESOURCES NL	0.055fall	0.075	0.075
LFC	LIFE CORPORATION	0.004fall	0.005	0.006
RXH	REWARDLE HOLDING LTD	0.028fall	0.035	0.036
AOK	AUSTEX OIL LIMITED	0.032fall	0.037	0.036
SHJ	SHINE CORPORATE	0.525fall	0.575	0.630
TZL	TZ LIMITED	0.041fall	0.044	0.045
SPO	SPOTLESS GRP HLD LTD	0.712fall	0.760	0.795
AEG	ABSOLUTE EQUITY PERF	0.970fall	1.030	1.015
SKT	SKY NETWORK	3.195fall	3.310	3.420
Updated: March 17, 2017 - 3:12PM

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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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