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Markets Live: ASX zigs then zags

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Shares manage a mid-afternoon rally that erases earlier losses despite the weight of selling in the miners, while Healthscope drops on news of a new CEO.

ASX holds onto gains as banks offset miners

Disappointing retail figures only briefly dampened the ASX, which soared higher on strengthening bank stocks.

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The ASX recovered early losses to end the session narrowly in the black, holding on to last week's gains.

Can the ASX repeat a stellar first quarter?

The ASX200 will face several key challenges in the next three months.

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Valuations, earnings growth outside of resources and unusually low volatility are some of the ASX200's key hurdles in the second quarter.

Aurizon warns of earning hit from Cyclone Debbie

Aurizon has warned that Cyclone Debbie will hit earnings for fiscal 2017, with rail links in central Queensland to be closed for weeks

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A flat start in store for the local sharemarket as the second quarter of the year kicks off.

Hand of APRA behind bank stocks

Bank stocks were untroubled by APRA's tightening on Friday.

The trade-off of tougher lending standards is greater financial stability in Australia, which bank investors welcome.

Flooding from Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc with Queensland coal industry

The insurance bill for the damage caused by Cyclone Debbie has already been put at more than $1 billion.

Little more than a day after coal shipments recommenced on part of Queensland's extensive coal railway network, flooding forced the shutdown of operations on the Blackwater coal rail system.

US stocks end stellar quarter quietly

The S&P 500 Index ended trading down 0.2 per cent to 2362.72. Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 is up 5.7 per ...

Stocks in the US and around the world ended a strong first quarter with a whimper amid political and economic uncertainty.

Market Indices

Updated: April 3, 2017 - 4:40PM

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Advances

Price

181.00

Percentage up/down

37.71% rise
Declines

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222.00

Percentage up/down

46.25% fall
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77.00

Percentage up/down

16.04% steady

Last updated: Apr 3, 2017 - 5:10PM

Markets Live: ASX zigs then zags

Shares manage a mid-afternoon rally that erases earlier losses despite the weight of selling in the miners, while Healthscope drops on news of a new CEO.

Attack of the shorts: an aggressive tool to influence companies

While shorting had long been a reality of how sophisticated investors play the market in Australia, it has of late turned brasher, louder, and far more aggressive.

Energy services firm Baker Hughes said US oil rigs increased by 10 to 662 in the week, making the first quarter the ...

Oil lower, analysts pare forecasts

Oil prices fell after another rise in the US rig count signalled yet a higher hurdle in efforts to pare the global glut.

Current inventory of imported iron ore at Chinese ports would make about 95 million tonnes of steel, enough to build ...

Enough ore for 13,000 Eiffel Towers

Some of China's ports are demolishing old buildings to create more storage space, trading sources said.

Australia's Serious Financial Crime Taskforce said it had identified 346 of its citizens "with links to Swiss banking ...

Credit Suisse tax probe nabs 346 Australians

Credit Suisse faces a sweeping tax evasion and money laundering investigation spanning five countries including Australia.

The dollar index was modestly higher before the euro's selloff, and it rose to 100.52, its highest level since March 16.

Greenback rises to two-week high

The US dollar rose to a two-week high overnight on technical trading and strong economic data. The $A dipped.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7606	0.7602	-0.0026fall	-0.34% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7126	0.7121	-0.0022fall	-0.31% fall
Updated: April 3, 2017 - 5:09PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.37

Change in: 1.1650rise
Percentage up/down: (10.40%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,718,640,250	1,733,746,511	904,078
Industrial	2,956,155,213	710,396,101	737,813
Mining	736,341,934	1,022,967,652	162,872

Last updated: April 3, 2017 - 5:05PM

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
CEL	CHALLENGER ENERGY	0.057rise	0.026	0.026
BDA	BOD AUSTRALIA	0.350rise	0.230	0.240
PRL	PETREL ENERGY LTD	0.035rise	0.026	0.027
WRG	WATER RES GRP LTD	0.004rise	0.003	0.003
AYM	AUSTRALIA UNITED MIN	0.004rise	0.003	0.003
CHZ	CHESSER RESOURCES	0.060rise	0.050	0.050
MRV	MORETON RESOURCES	0.007rise	0.006	0.006
APC	AUST POTASH LTD	0.145rise	0.125	0.135
TEG	TRIANGLE ENERGY LTD	0.047rise	0.042	0.042
GBX	GB ENERGY LIMITED	0.013rise	0.012	0.012
Updated: April 3, 2017 - 4:14PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
PCL	PANCONTINENTAL OIL	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
BLY	BOART LONGYEAR	0.056fall	0.081	0.081
ENZ	ENZUMO LIMITED	0.085fall	0.093	0.090
TFG	TOTAL FACE GROUP LTD	0.180fall	0.195	0.190
PWN	PARKWAY MINLS NL	0.015fall	0.016	0.016
VIF	VD INT (HEDGED) ETF	48.970fall	51.840	51.370
VCF	VD INT CRD SEC ETF	49.500fall	51.520	51.020
M7T	MACH7 TECH LIMITED	0.270fall	0.280	0.280
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.027fall	0.028	0.028
ADO	ANTEO DIAGNOSTICS	0.032fall	0.033	0.033
Updated: April 3, 2017 - 4:13PM

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Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited	MEC	03/05/2017	1.10
Mobilicom Limited	MOB	05/05/2017	0.20
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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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