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Markets Live: Strong end to tough week

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Shares post healthy gains to pare the week's losses, led up by CSL and the big banks, while Downer slumps following its capital raising.

ASX ends rough week on a high

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The Australian sharemarket ended the week on a positive note, closing 0.8 per cent higher on Friday.

Chinese dairy giant drops $5.5 billion in a day

We're being told we should love our jobs, but when they're boring, no wonder we conclude the boss is a cow.

Shares of China Huishan Dairy Holdings have plummeted more than 90 per cent in Hong Kong.

ASIC clears Slater and Gordon of manipulating its accounts

Slater and Gordon has been cleared by the corporate watchdog of manipulating its accounts.

The corporate watchdog has dropped its investigation into debt-strapped listed law firm Slater and Gordon after finding no evidence it had manipulated its accounts in the lead-up to its disastrous foray into the UK.

Downer bid for Spotless 'crazy and value destructive'

Downer EDI is seeking to boost its growth by buying Spotless for $1.3 billion.

One of the sharemarket's brightest investors reckons the price offered by Downer EDI bid for Spotless makes no sense.

Australian pot stocks reach a new high

Initial demand for medicinal marijuana in Australia could top 100 million a year, a University of Sydney report has ...

Shares of companies involved in the cultivation, production and research of medicinal marijuana have on average soared more than 130 per cent this year.

A $4.7 trillion deal? Painter tells SEC he's richer than Bill Gates

"I always wanted to be wealthy, so I could have more free time with my family," says artist Antonio Lee.

A few hours after the New York market closed on February 1, an obscure Chicago artist by the name of Antonio Lee told the world he had become the world's richest man. He managed to issue his fabricated report in the most authoritative of places: The US Securities and Exchange Commission's database.

Peso undervalued up to 10pc

The central bank has raised interest rates for four consecutive meetings to 6.25 per cent, and economists expect another ...

Mexico's peso is undervalued by as much as 10 per cent, according to the governor of the nation's central bank.

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251.00

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52.51% rise
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155.00

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32.43% fall
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72.00

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15.06% steady

Last updated: Mar 24, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Strong end to tough week

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Shares post healthy gains to pare the week's losses, led up by CSL and the big banks, while Downer slumps following its capital raising.

Mindich raised about $US3.5 billion when he opened Eton Park in November 2004, the biggest startup in the industry at ...

Mindich to close hedge fund

Eric Mindich, a one-time Goldman Sachs star trader, is throwing in the towel on his $US7 billion hedge fund firm.

8@eight: Market pauses on health vote delay

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Local shares are set to inch higher at the open after a cautious night on global markets, with Wall Street largely flat as the House of Representatives delayed the vote on a proposed new health care bill.

"A view, like the median view of my colleagues, of say three or maybe even more increases this year, makes sense to me, ...

Fed's Williams sees three rate hikes

San Francisco Fed president John Williams said that three or "maybe even more" interest-rate increases this year makes sense.

The deposit is the world's largest copper mine, producing slightly more than 1 million tonnes in 2016, or about 5 per ...

BHP's Escondida miners to end strike

The strike at Escondida will end after workers decided to invoke a provision that allows them to extend their old contract.

Peso undervalued up to 10pc

Mexico's peso is undervalued by as much as 10 per cent, according to the governor of the nation's central bank.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7613	0.7609	-0.0017fall	-0.22% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7059	0.7056	-0.0016fall	-0.23% fall
Updated: March 24, 2017 - 7:10PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.87

Change in: -0.3840fall
Percentage up/down: (-3.13%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,317,570,414	1,810,828,368	955,088
Industrial	3,488,595,275	877,649,464	788,367
Mining	737,711,484	932,827,737	162,956

Last updated: March 24, 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
SUH	SOUTHERN HEM MIN	0.090rise	0.034	0.041
ORM	ORION METALS LTD	0.039rise	0.025	0.025
TMZ	THOMSON RES LTD	0.076rise	0.050	0.062
IMC	IMMURON LIMITED	0.400rise	0.300	0.320
NHL	NOVITA HEALTH LTD	0.043rise	0.033	0.037
WHA	WATTLE HEALTH AU LTD	0.320rise	0.270	0.000
MCP	MCPHERSON'S LTD	1.430rise	1.240	1.350
FRC	FORTE CONSOLIDATED	0.028rise	0.025	0.020
JIN	JUMBO INTERACTIVE	2.050rise	1.840	1.880
FLK	FOLKESTONE LIMITED	1.080rise	1.005	0.985
Updated: March 24, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
QIN	QUINTIS LTD	0.975fall	1.445	1.442
POP	PRIMARY OPINION LTD	0.013fall	0.017	0.015
VRC	VOLT RESOURCES LTD	0.029fall	0.035	0.034
ACU	ACTIVISTIC LTD	0.015fall	0.018	0.017
DXB	DIMERIX LTD	0.005fall	0.006	0.007
VP7	VELOCITY PROP GP LTD	0.170fall	0.200	0.185
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.030fall	0.035	0.032
IPE	IPE LTD	0.125fall	0.143	0.139
ASH	ASHLEY SERVICES GRP	0.065fall	0.074	0.130
MJP	MARTIN AIRCRAFT LTD	0.125fall	0.140	0.130
Updated: March 24, 2017 - 4:34PM

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ALL ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 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.

CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED.

CSL CSL LIMITED

CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED

DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP

FMG FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD

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

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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