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Markets Live: Selling wave hits ASX

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Geopolitical tensions and further falls in iron ore have sparked broad and solid selling on the sharemarket, with losses in BHP and Telstra leading the falls.

High hopes for US earnings season

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Analysts and fund managers expect the upcoming US quarterly earnings season to be the strongest in some years.

Pirates show path to investing success says manager of millions

Stuart McAuliffe: "Pirates are very mobile and very flexible in decision-making."

The Australian sharemarket will be populated increasingly by pirates if one local investor gets his way

Rupee hits seasonality wall

The rupee will slide to 66.50 per US dollar by the end of June, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. ...

The rally that's made the rupee Asia's best performer in the past three months is threatened.

Netflix falls short on users

Netflix reported slower growth than analysts were predicting — held back by a dearth of big releases like "House of Cards".

8@eight: Wall St up as geopolitical tensions hover

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Local shares are due to open slightly higher after Wall Street resumed trade with a turnaround session, finishing in positive territory to snap a three-day losing streak.

BlackRock tips emerging-market debt

BlackRock's fee for EMB is the second-lowest fee among all emerging-market debt funds, according to Morningstar.

What's the latest frontier to be conquered by low-cost exchange-traded funds? Emerging-market debt.

Oil slips in thin trading

A worker positions a drill bit high up on the derrick of a drill rig.

Crude oil prices slipped 1 per cent overnight in subdued trading, on news of rising US shale production and profit-taking

Market Indices

Updated: April 18, 2017 - 12:56PM

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Advances

Price

124.00

Percentage up/down

26.33% rise
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288.00

Percentage up/down

61.15% fall
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59.00

Percentage up/down

12.53% steady

Last updated: Apr 18, 2017 - 12:57PM

Markets Live: Selling wave hits ASX

Live

Geopolitical tensions and further falls in iron ore have sparked broad and solid selling on the sharemarket, with losses in BHP and Telstra leading the falls.

Traders are bracing for a risk-off theme to sweep through equities and bonds, as the US navy moved within striking ...

Geopolitical fear to keep ASX in check

Investors expect fear over geopolitical developments to dampen enthusiasm for equities this week.

The building materials sector - specifically the two majors Adelaide Brighton and Boral - are "well positioned to ...

The companies that can boost profits even when consumer demand is weak

A rising tide lifts all boats, but in times of lack-lustre growth, only some companies can keep their earnings rising regardless.

Elliott Management Corporation CEO Paul Singer is never one to back down from a stoush.

How BHP became enmeshed in fears of electromagnetic pulses

US businessman Paul Singer says collapsing BHP's dual-listing structure could unlock significant shareholder benefit.

Boundary Bend co-founders Paul Riordan (left) and Rob McGavin, at one of the Victorian storage facilities for Cobram ...

Boundary Bend to 'go for growth' as olive oil prices surge

Boundary Bend is seeking to consolidate its position in the market by advancing negotiations for a significant capital raising to fund a new plantation near Mildura.

Rupee hits seasonality wall

The rally that's made the rupee Asia's best performer in the past three months is threatened.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.756	0.7555	-0.0031fall	-0.41% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7099	0.7092	-0.0033fall	-0.46% fall
Updated: April 18, 2017 - 12:49PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.43

Change in: 0.5160rise
Percentage up/down: (4.00%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,236,411,263	1,661,934,228	597,760
Industrial	1,581,679,478	370,775,126	462,107
Mining	644,571,456	1,290,872,174	132,126

Last updated: April 18, 2017 - 12:57PM

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
LIN	LINDIAN RESOURCES	0.022rise	0.017	0.018
IMC	IMMURON LIMITED	0.480rise	0.430	0.435
AGY	ARGOSY MINERALS LTD	0.090rise	0.083	0.042
TLG	TALGA RESOURCES	0.660rise	0.610	0.550
WHA	WATTLE HEALTH AU LTD	0.460rise	0.430	0.420
BBL	BRISBANE BRONCOS	0.480rise	0.450	0.420
FAR	FAR LTD	0.095rise	0.091	0.084
PPC	PEET LIMITED	1.220rise	1.190	1.200
PRL	PETREL ENERGY LTD	0.048rise	0.047	0.027
NHF	NIB HOLDINGS LIMITED	6.290rise	6.180	5.970
Updated: April 18, 2017 - 12:57PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
LAA	LATAM AUTOS LTD	0.100fall	0.160	0.160
RED	RED 5 LIMITED	0.033fall	0.047	0.054
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.026fall	0.033	0.034
TPM	TPG TELECOM LIMITED	5.330fall	6.570	6.130
SRO	SHAREROOT LTD	0.005fall	0.006	0.006
PRO	PROPHECY INTERNATION	0.430fall	0.500	0.515
MEU	MARMOTA LIMITED	0.013fall	0.015	0.016
AWE	AWE LIMITED	0.415fall	0.470	0.480
MBE	MOBILE EMBRACE LTD	0.046fall	0.052	0.053
PLS	PILBARA MIN LTD	0.325fall	0.365	0.412
Updated: April 18, 2017 - 12:57PM

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AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED.

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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