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Markets Live: ASX falls as banks crunched

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Losses in the big banks and Telstra are leading the ASX lower, after the US Federal Reserve last night spooked global markets.

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Standard & Poor's economics guru David Blitzer.

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Australian investors hoping to invest in Snap Inc might be disappointed, with S&P; Dow Jones unsure on whether to add it to the S&P; 500 at all.

Bond traders' perilous positioning

Bond traders have consistently priced in more subdued inflation and growth forecasts than central bankers, which led to ...

Opinion

The Federal Reserve is trying to send a message to bond traders, but they aren't buying it yet.

Oil eases on US crude build

Brent futures ended the session up 19 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $US54.36 a barrel after earlier touching $US55.09, last ...

Oil prices eases from one-month high after a surprise increase in US crude inventories to a record high.

8@eight: Bears take upper hand

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The late sell-off on Wall Street has set the stage for a dour opening for the local sharemarket.

Wall St turns on Fed policy rethink

The Nasdaq Composite was up 30.62 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 5929.23 shortly after midday. It earlier in the session ...

US stocks turned negative in late trading after the Fed signalled a change in its bond investment policy later this year.

Balance sheet policy shift nears

The Fed bought Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds on an unprecedented scale in the wake of the financial crisis to help ...

Fed policymakers think the central bank should take steps to begin trimming its $US4.5 trillion balance sheet this year.

Market Indices

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Advances

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193.00

Percentage up/down

40.21% rise
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225.00

Percentage up/down

46.88% fall
Unchanged

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62.00

Percentage up/down

12.92% steady

Last updated: Apr 6, 2017 - 3:51PM

Markets Live: ASX falls as banks crunched

Live

Losses in the big banks and Telstra are leading the ASX lower, after the US Federal Reserve last night spooked global markets.

Hiring in construction rose by 49,000 following a 59,000 increase, the biggest two-month gain since 2006.

US companies hire 263,000: ADP

Companies added workers to US payrolls in March at the fastest pace since December 2014, data from ADP Research showed.

A molten mixture of lead and bronze pours from a cauldron into moulds in the foundry at the copper mining and smelting ...

Copper leaps after upbeat US data

Copper rose 2 per cent, reflecting strength across base metals following upbeat jobs data from the United States.

Damage from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie in Proserpine, Queensland.

Bills rise from Cyclone Debbie to cost IAG $140m

IAG estimates net exposure to Cyclone Debbie at about $140m as other insurers also count cost.

Selling in the big banks was offset by a strong performance in resources stocks on Wednesday.

ASX gains as miners trump banks

Shares advanced after solid gains across mining and energy stocks helped the ASX overcome selling in the big banks.

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	0.7544	0.7539	-0.0027fall	-0.36% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7067	0.7063	-0.0032fall	-0.45% fall
Updated: April 6, 2017 - 3:50PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.30

Change in: 0.4790rise
Percentage up/down: (4.05%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,467,855,621	1,570,309,424	896,181
Industrial	2,704,219,973	648,022,239	725,197
Mining	747,165,544	921,971,655	167,556

Last updated: April 6, 2017 - 3:51PM

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
OIL	OPTISCAN IMAGING	0.120rise	0.071	0.071
AAR	ANGLO AUSTRALIAN	0.048rise	0.032	0.036
SPI	SPITFIRE MAT LTD	0.120rise	0.090	0.090
SWJ	STONEWALL RES LTD	0.032rise	0.024	0.024
AGY	ARGOSY MINERALS LTD	0.054rise	0.042	0.042
EMU	EMU NL	0.245rise	0.195	0.195
OPT	OPTHEA LIMITED	1.160rise	0.940	1.000
GSC	GLOBAL GEOSCIENCE	0.180rise	0.150	0.155
RDM	RED METAL LIMITED	0.165rise	0.145	0.145
A2M	THE A2 MILK COMPANY	2.980rise	2.760	2.760
Updated: April 6, 2017 - 3:51PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
DXF	DING SHENG XIN LTD	0.200fall	0.280	0.280
EGO	EMPIRE OIL & GAS	0.155fall	0.215	0.210
ATM	ANEKA TAMBANG	0.620fall	0.860	0.860
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.022fall	0.028	0.028
NRT	NOVOGEN LIMITED	0.055fall	0.067	0.067
TFG	TOTAL FACE GROUP LTD	0.165fall	0.195	0.190
OAR	OAKDALE RESOURCE LTD	0.062fall	0.073	0.072
AOW	AMERICAN PATRIOT OIL	0.035fall	0.040	0.040
VSC	VITA LIFE SCIENCES.	0.985fall	1.105	1.105
CYG	COVENTRY GROUP	0.600fall	0.655	0.650
Updated: April 6, 2017 - 3:49PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Visioneering Technologies, Inc.	CTI	27/03/2017	0.42
De.mem Limited	DEM	21/03/2017	0.20
G Medical Innovations Holdings Limited	GMV	31/03/2017	0.20
Magmatic Resources Limited	MAG	24/03/2017	0.20
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited	MEC	03/05/2017	1.10
Mobilicom Limited	MOB	05/05/2017	0.20
Moelis Australia Pty Ltd	MOE	10/04/2017	2.35
Retech Technology., Co Limited	RTE	20/04/2017	0.50
Scout Security Limited	SCT	21/04/2017	0.20
Tinybeans Group Pty Ltd	TNY	31/03/2017	1.00
URB Investments Limited	URB	07/04/2017	1.10

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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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