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ASX tumbles on iron ore falls

Weighing most on the index were the iron ore miners, after iron ore tumbled 8.5 per cent overnight.

Plunging iron ore prices and a renewed focus on geopolitical tensions sent the ASX lower on Thursday, erasing the gains made earlier in the week.

Yellen 'not toast': Trump

The Fed said it would not comment on Trump's remarks. Yellen, who like Trump turned 70 last summer, has said little ...

President Donald Trump signalled in an interview that he could be moving closer to the mainstream on US monetary policy.

Why the ASX will hit the 6000 mark

The impacts of momentum investing are helping overcome the psychological barriers around key index hurdles.

Many expect the market's momentum to carry the ASX through the 6000 mark sometime this year – a level it hasn't touched since January 2008.

Market Indices

Updated: April 13, 2017 - 4:38PM
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Updated: April 13, 2017 - 8:38PM

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    170.00
    Percentage up/down
    35.49% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    247.00
    Percentage up/down
    51.57% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    62.00
    Percentage up/down
    12.94% steady
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Telstra, worth around 3 per cent of the ASX200, was easily the biggest drag on the market, falling 7.5 per cent.

ASX wobbles as Telstra dives

Shares lost some steam to close only slightly higher, with big losses in Telstra and global uncertainty weighing on sentiment.

The Australian dollar started the year at US72¢, and surged above US77¢ in the middle of March.

$A takes a dip but avoids a dive

The Australian dollar's 2017 surge appears to be at an end, with the currency rapidly falling in the past few weeks to dip below US75 cents earlier this week.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7581 0.7578 0.0058rise 0.77% rise
AUD/EUR 0.7126 0.7123 0.0074rise 1.05% rise
Updated: April 13, 2017 - 8:49PM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.92
Change in
-0.0330fall
Percentage up/down
(-0.26%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,749,174,528 2,112,977,393 1,032,465
Industrial 3,360,571,937 716,392,226 796,988
Mining 1,321,569,945 1,396,026,898 231,021
Last updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:07PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
RHS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 0.290rise 0.075 0.075
SIE SCIGEN LIMITED 0.050rise 0.027 0.029
MSI MULTISTACK INTERNAT. 0.020rise 0.016 0.013
CLA CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD 0.053rise 0.045 0.046
WHA WATTLE HEALTH AU LTD 0.430rise 0.385 0.420
UPD UPDATER INC 0.770rise 0.700 0.720
PEP PEPPER GROUP LTD 2.930rise 2.700 2.900
LCT LIVING CELL TECH. 0.150rise 0.140 0.130
ARA ARIADNE AUSTRALIA 0.790rise 0.760 0.750
TWD TAMAWOOD LIMITED 4.110rise 3.970 3.970
Updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
VOC VOCUS GROUP LTD 3.125fall 3.790 4.130
HIL HILLS LTD 0.165fall 0.195 0.210
TEN TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS 0.510fall 0.560 0.520
TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION. 4.150fall 4.550 4.500
PLS PILBARA MIN LTD 0.365fall 0.400 0.412
RBL REDBUBBLE LIMITED 0.610fall 0.665 0.660
MGP MANAGED ACCOUNTS 0.260fall 0.280 0.280
OHE ORION HEALTH GRP 1.220fall 1.300 1.760
MJP MARTIN AIRCRAFT LTD 0.093fall 0.098 0.096
VTI VISION TECH, INC 0.400fall 0.420 0.420
Updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

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
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

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