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Markets Live: BHP drives ASX to two-year high

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The ASX tops 5900 points in broad-based gains led by BHP Billiton after a US hedge fund urges a restructure, while the Aussie dollar continues to fall.

BHP pressured to abandon UK listing

Under the plan, BHP would move from a dual listing in Britain and Australia to a single Australian listing.

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One of BHP Billiton's largest shareholders has called for an overhaul of the group's structure which it argues could release billions in dollars of value for shareholders

BHP drives ASX to two-year high

The big four banks lead the bourse higher, followed closely by utilities and consumer staples, while healthcare stocks ...

1 hr ago

News that BHP is being urged to demerge its petroleum assets pushed the benchmark stock index to its highest since April 2015.

Wild ructions in commodities fail to worry investors

Ore with 62 per cent content in Qingdao has fallen more than 20 per cent since its February 21 peak and is now ...

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The recent high iron ore price was too good to be true anyway, say investors who refused to sell off the miners on Monday.

Why you should stick with blue chips

At the start of 2017, foreign investors, who already own a majority of Australian's financial corporations and miners, ...

Australia's big miners and banks stand to benefit from a marked rise in foreign investors ploughing money into the ASX.

The Reject Shop cops $93m share-price wipe out

The Reject Shop's share price is down 40 per cent in three days.

The Reject Shop's share price has continued to plunge, as market analysts suggest the discount retailer needs to start closing stores.

Why fundies struggle to beat the index

A concentration of outsize gains in a minority of index members is tantamount to a death sentence for anyone who gets ...

An overlooked statistical concept shows not only can't humans outdo benchmarks, we can't even fight them to a draw.

Why the RBA will be sweating on this week's jobs data

Jobs numbers this week could make life tougher for the RBA.

Caught between overheating property markets and signs of a moderating economy, the RBA will be praying for a solid jobs number this week.

Market Indices

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49.17% rise
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Last updated: Apr 10, 2017 - 6:20PM

Markets Live: BHP drives ASX to two-year high

The ASX tops 5900 points in broad-based gains led by BHP Billiton after a US hedge fund urges a restructure, while the Aussie dollar continues to fall.

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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 ...

ASX poised to climb a wall of worry

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 will have a lingering impact on coal pricing.

Cyclone Debbie coal disruption set to ease

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.

Several green bonds issued in Australia have been used to fund solar projects.

Green is the new black when it comes to corporate bonds

Green bonds are on the rise

The fall has trimmed the Aussie's rise this year to 4.1 per cent. It peaked at US77.31¢ on March 20.

Aussie dollar drops to three-month low as iron ore price plunges

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest since mid January as iron ore is getting beaten back in a told-you-so rout.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7482	0.7477	-0.0018fall	-0.24% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7073	0.7065	0.0000steady	0.00% steady
Updated: April 10, 2017 - 6:30PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.09

Change in: -0.0980fall
Percentage up/down: (-0.80%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,393,982,388	1,773,790,320	984,838
Industrial	3,307,895,507	717,048,316	784,345
Mining	1,060,586,191	1,056,451,706	197,060

Last updated: April 10, 2017 - 5:55PM

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
KRL	KANGAROO RES LTD	0.023rise	0.013	0.012
BCT	BLUECHIIP LIMITED	0.044rise	0.033	0.037
PRL	PETREL ENERGY LTD	0.046rise	0.037	0.027
IMA	IMAGE RESOURCES NL	0.110rise	0.091	0.100
COI	COMET RIDGE LIMITED	0.160rise	0.140	0.125
DEM	DE.MEM LTD	0.500rise	0.450	0.000
INK	INDAGO ENERGY LTD	0.120rise	0.110	0.110
TRT	TODD RIVER RES LTD	0.270rise	0.250	0.000
BUL	BLUE ENERGY LIMITED	0.061rise	0.057	0.055
BSE	BASE RES LIMITED	0.330rise	0.310	0.310
Updated: April 10, 2017 - 4:41PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
GCR	GOLDEN CROSS	0.014fall	0.018	0.016
TRS	THE REJECT SHOP	4.160fall	5.110	7.600
IDZ	INDOOR SKYDIVE AUST	0.305fall	0.330	0.330
RXH	REWARDLE HOLDING LTD	0.025fall	0.027	0.027
AZS	AZURE MINERALS	0.014fall	0.015	0.015
ABT	ABUNDANT PRODUCE LTD	0.390fall	0.410	0.430
IPE	IPE LTD	0.115fall	0.120	0.125
DXF	DING SHENG XIN LTD	0.170fall	0.175	0.280
IS3	I SYNERGY GROUP LTD	0.190fall	0.195	0.195
MNC	METMINCO LIMITED	0.069fall	0.070	0.081
Updated: April 10, 2017 - 4:10PM

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
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

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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