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8@eight: Waiting for direction

Investors are playing it safe.

The Australian market is set to open lower this morning on the back of a soft Wall Street lead, with a growing belief that the Trump rally is running out of steam.

Doves may cry as nine US Fed members take stage

The ASX is set for a cautious start.

The ASX is set for a cautious start, with plenty of potential for investors to rethink their interpretation of last week's US rate hike as nine Fed members speak, including chair Janet Yellen.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    176.00
    Percentage up/down
    36.59% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    243.00
    Percentage up/down
    50.52% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    62.00
    Percentage up/down
    12.89% steady
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Currencies

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

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 0.7727 0.7726 0.0028rise 0.36% rise
AUD/EUR 0.718 0.7178 0.0009rise 0.13% rise
Updated: March 20, 2017 - 4:29PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
10.27
Change in
0.5290rise
Percentage up/down
(5.43%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 3,227,832,109 2,020,247,010 806,461
Industrial 2,540,713,397 641,401,265 664,050
Mining 612,020,975 1,378,587,065 139,835
Last updated: March 20, 2017 - 4:29PM

Insider Tips

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
GBX GB ENERGY LIMITED 0.012rise 0.008 0.007
RTR RUMBLE RES LIMITED 0.034rise 0.026 0.030
SPX SPECTRUM RARE EARTHS 0.011rise 0.009 0.006
ARV ARTEMIS RESOURCES 0.155rise 0.140 0.140
RDS REDSTONE RESOURCES 0.025rise 0.023 0.011
SIE SCIGEN LIMITED 0.026rise 0.024 0.025
ICG INCA MINERALS LTD 0.026rise 0.024 0.025
GRA GRAPHITECO 0.800rise 0.740 0.750
VRM VERDANT MIN LTD 0.048rise 0.045 0.037
AMT ALLEGRA ORTHOPAEDICS 0.330rise 0.310 0.220
Updated: March 20, 2017 - 4:10PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
WGL WANGLE TECHNOLOGIES 0.016fall 0.018 0.017
PWH PWR HOLDINGS LIMITED 1.900fall 2.080 2.090
ASH ASHLEY SERVICES GRP 0.070fall 0.074 0.130
TFG TOTAL FACE GROUP LTD 0.200fall 0.210 0.220
MPP METRO PERF.GLASS LTD 1.290fall 1.340 1.310
SKT SKY NETWORK 3.100fall 3.195 3.420
ATU ATRUM COAL LTD 0.350fall 0.360 0.430
CZZ CAPILANO HONEY LTD 14.300fall 14.500 14.560
SPO SPOTLESS GRP HLD LTD 0.705fall 0.712 0.795
RCG RCG CORPORATION LTD 1.040fall 1.050 1.105
Updated: March 20, 2017 - 4:16PM