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ASX poised to climb a wall of worry

The Aussie dropped below US75¢ in the wake of iron ore's collapse. The spot price of iron ore shed 6.8 per cent to ...

Wall Street's cool response to US strike on Syria should help the ASX shrug off a steep fall in the iron ore price on Friday night.

Cyclone Debbie coal disruption set to ease

Cyclone Debbie will have a lingering impact on coal pricing.

The lingering impact of Cyclone Debbie on Queensland's exports of coal will begin to ease this week for some exporters as work is expedited to repair the multiple rail links which shift the millions of tonnes of coal to port.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    197.00
    Percentage up/down
    41.56% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    210.00
    Percentage up/down
    44.30% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    67.00
    Percentage up/down
    14.14% steady
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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.

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Telstra dividend under threat

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

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7507 0.7492 -0.0003fall -0.04% fall
AUD/EUR 0.7087 0.7069 -0.0007fall -0.10% fall
Updated: April 8, 2017 - 7:00AM

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 4,369,713,494 2,072,860,573 1,037,139
Industrial 3,241,695,001 731,680,388 816,693
Mining 1,115,340,779 1,340,856,900 216,584
Last updated: April 7, 2017 - 5:56PM

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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
AVD ANTILLES OIL AND GAS 0.029rise 0.020 0.021
TEG TRIANGLE ENERGY LTD 0.060rise 0.042 0.042
PRL PETREL ENERGY LTD 0.037rise 0.026 0.027
MRV MORETON RESOURCES 0.008rise 0.006 0.006
AGY ARGOSY MINERALS LTD 0.054rise 0.042 0.042
APC AUST POTASH LTD 0.160rise 0.125 0.135
OPT OPTHEA LIMITED 1.200rise 0.940 1.000
Updated: April 7, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
DXF DING SHENG XIN LTD 0.175fall 0.280 0.280
SBU SIBURAN RES LIMITED 0.007fall 0.011 0.011
TRS THE REJECT SHOP 5.110fall 7.930 7.600
SP1 SEARCH PARTY GROUP 0.010fall 0.014 0.014
MEM MEMPHASYS LTD 0.003fall 0.004 0.003
CGN CRATER GOLD MIN LTD 0.022fall 0.028 0.028
TOM TOMIZONE LIMITED 0.026fall 0.033 0.030
NRT NOVOGEN LIMITED 0.053fall 0.067 0.067
NTL NEW TALISMAN GOLD 0.004fall 0.005 0.004
UTR ULTRACHARGE LTD 0.024fall 0.030 0.028
Updated: April 7, 2017 - 6:50PM