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Tesla has something hotter to sell than cars: Its story

Tesla has ascended into the realm of so-called story stocks - companies that have bewitched investors because their ...
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Tesla has ascended into a rarefied realm of so-called story stocks - companies that have so bewitched investors that their share prices are impervious to any traditional valuation measures because their stories are simply too good not to be true.

Telstra dividend under threat

This and other challenges to Telstra's balance sheet have analysts at UBS recommending it cut the very thing that keeps ...

Telstra's been a perennial favourite but squeezed margins have analysts questioning whether its high dividends are sustainable.

Kashkari takes Dimon to task

While Dimon (photo) lamented that JPMorgan is constrained in lending because of capital demands, Kashkari noted that the ...

Minneapolis Fed boss Neel Kashkari criticised JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon for unrealistic views on key US banking regulations.

ECB retains rate cut option

"On balance, removing the downward bias on interest rates in the present formulation of the Governing Council's forward ...

European Central Bank officials agreed last month that it would be premature to rule out possible further rate cuts.

Market Indices

Updated: April 7, 2017 - 4:17PM
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Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    198.00
    Percentage up/down
    41.25% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    213.00
    Percentage up/down
    44.38% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    69.00
    Percentage up/down
    14.38% steady
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Standard & Poor's economics guru David Blitzer.

Is Snap even a 'public' company?

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.

Estia Health founder and director Peter Arvanitis

Banks weigh on ASX

Heavyweight banks and miners pulled the ASX lower, after the Fed warned it might start trimming its balance sheet this year.

Yang Kai

The spectacular rise and 90-minute fall of a dairy tycoon

It took more than a decade for Yang Kai to amass one of China's most celebrated dairy fortunes. He may have lost it in less than 90 minutes. Now details of the company's shocking mountain of debt emerge, and his right-hand executive has disappeared.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7522 0.7521 -0.0024fall -0.32% fall
AUD/EUR 0.7065 0.7063 -0.0024fall -0.34% fall
Updated: April 7, 2017 - 4:30PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.19
Change in
0.0510rise
Percentage up/down
(0.42%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,339,619,287 2,066,479,332 1,037,063
Industrial 3,213,752,259 725,695,886 816,613
Mining 1,113,189,314 1,340,460,161 216,588
Last updated: April 7, 2017 - 4:31PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
WRG WATER RES GRP LTD 0.005rise 0.003 0.003
GBX GB ENERGY LIMITED 0.019rise 0.012 0.012
GSW GETSWIFT LIMITED 0.820rise 0.530 0.655
PRL PETREL ENERGY LTD 0.037rise 0.026 0.027
MRV MORETON RESOURCES 0.008rise 0.006 0.006
APC AUST POTASH LTD 0.160rise 0.125 0.135
OPT OPTHEA LIMITED 1.200rise 0.940 1.000
GSC GLOBAL GEOSCIENCE 0.190rise 0.150 0.155
WAL WAVENET INTERNATION. 0.015rise 0.012 0.012
TMT TECHNOLOGY METALS 0.350rise 0.290 0.335
Updated: April 7, 2017 - 4:24PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
DXF DING SHENG XIN LTD 0.175fall 0.280 0.280
TRS THE REJECT SHOP 5.110fall 7.930 7.600
SP1 SEARCH PARTY GROUP 0.010fall 0.014 0.014
TOM TOMIZONE LIMITED 0.026fall 0.033 0.030
NRT NOVOGEN LIMITED 0.053fall 0.067 0.067
TLM TALISMAN MINING 0.300fall 0.370 0.370
DDT DATADOT TECHNOLOGY 0.009fall 0.011 0.011
MNC METMINCO LIMITED 0.070fall 0.081 0.081
EEG EMPIRE ENERGY LTD 0.007fall 0.008 0.008
VSC VITA LIFE SCIENCES. 0.980fall 1.105 1.105
Updated: April 7, 2017 - 4:11PM

Floats & IPOs

Upcoming IPOs
Company Security Code Float date Issue $
Visioneering Technologies, Inc. CTI 27/03/2017 0.42
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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