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Markets Live: Miners fall off a cliff

Steep losses in mining stocks following a collapse in the iron ore price weigh on the ASX, while the Aussie dollar is boosted by jobs numbers.

How BHP became enmeshed in fears of electromagnetic pulses

Elliott Management Corporation CEO Paul Singer is never one to back down from a stoush.

US businessman Paul Singer says collapsing BHP's dual-listing structure could unlock significant shareholder benefit.

Boundary Bend to 'go for growth' as olive oil prices surge

Boundary Bend co-founders Paul Riordan (left) and Rob McGavin, at one of the Victorian storage facilities for Cobram ...

Boundary Bend is seeking to consolidate its position in the market by advancing negotiations for a significant capital raising to fund a new plantation near Mildura.

Battle for BHP has only finished first round

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of BHP Billiton, right, and Jacques 'Jac' Nasser, chairman, face having to battle one ...

BHP Billiton has flatly rejected activist investor Elliott Management's proposal to shake up Australia's biggest mining company, but the fight has barely begun.

Netflix to kick off tech reports

With its stock surging 43 per cent in the past six months and now trading at 109 times expected earnings, Netflix's ...

The longevity of the tech stocks rally is on the line next week when Netflix kicks off the earnings season for the sector.

Wall St slides on banks

The S&P 500 financial index dropped 1.3pc, its fifth straight day of losses. Energy shares were the worst-performing ...

Major US stock indexes fell for a third day as investors weighed earnings reports from big US banks amid rising global risks.

Oil markets 'very close to balance'

Brent for June settlement climbed 3 cents to $US55.89 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.Trading ...

Oil capped its third weekly gain after the IEA said production cuts have brought world markets "very close to balance".

Equities pricing 'too much' hope

"Can the Trump agenda re-create 3 per cent growth?" Gross asked in his April report to clients. "Well now, that is the ...

Bill Gross has stepped up his warning to investors not to be tempted into buying equities and high-yield junk bonds.

Market Indices

Updated: April 13, 2017 - 4:38PM

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Advances

Price

170.00

Percentage up/down

35.49% rise
Declines

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247.00

Percentage up/down

51.57% fall
Unchanged

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62.00

Percentage up/down

12.94% steady

Last updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Miners fall off a cliff

Steep losses in mining stocks following a collapse in the iron ore price weigh on the ASX, while the Aussie dollar is boosted by jobs numbers.

Zinc ingots cool in the rotary foundry room at the Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Copper climbs on China trade data

Copper prices rebounded from their lowest level in three months, helped by a weaker US dollar and upbeat China trade data.

German airline Lufthansa fell 3.1 per cent after investor InfiniteMiles placed a 2.5 per cent stake at 15.25 euros per share.

European shares post weekly loss

European shares were led lower by declines in the bank sector on Thursday. Germany's Lufthansa dropped 3.1 per cent.

On Thursday, the benchmark, which hit almost $US95 in February, rose 0.9 per cent to $US68.68 in this week's final ...

Iron ore miners take mighty hit

Iron ore is at risk of extending declines in the coming weeks after the biggest one-day slump in more than a year.

Signage is reflected in the window of a JPMorgan Chase & Co bank branch in New York.

US bank engine keeps churning

Opinion

Three of the biggest banks in the US reported first-quarter results, with JPMorgan and Citigroup posting respectable numbers.

"I think our dollar is getting too strong, and partially that's my fault because people have confidence in me."

Trump softens China currency stance

President Donald Trump said he won't brand China a currency manipulator and is open to Janet Yellen serving a second term.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7582	0.7572	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7147	0.7134	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
Updated: April 15, 2017 - 6:59AM

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	1,032,348
Industrial	3,360,571,937	716,392,226	796,905
Mining	1,321,569,945	1,396,026,898	230,987

Last updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:07PM

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
RHS	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH	0.290rise	0.075	0.075
SIE	SCIGEN LIMITED	0.050rise	0.027	0.029
CYU	CHINALCO YUNNAN	0.010rise	0.006	0.008
LTN	LANTERN HOTEL GRP	0.018rise	0.013	0.012
MSI	MULTISTACK INTERNAT.	0.020rise	0.016	0.013
NWE	NORWEST ENERGY NL	0.005rise	0.004	0.005
CLA	CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD	0.053rise	0.045	0.046
AVZ	AVZ MINERALS LTD	0.036rise	0.032	0.032
WHA	WATTLE HEALTH AU LTD	0.430rise	0.385	0.420
UPD	UPDATER INC	0.770rise	0.700	0.720
Updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
IBN	IBUYNEW GROUP LTD	0.004fall	0.007	0.005
DDT	DATADOT TECHNOLOGY	0.007fall	0.009	0.011
VOC	VOCUS GROUP LTD	3.125fall	3.790	4.130
HIL	HILLS LTD	0.165fall	0.195	0.210
ICI	ICANDY INTERACTIVE	0.060fall	0.070	0.070
AZS	AZURE MINERALS	0.013fall	0.015	0.015
1AG	ALTERRA LIMITED	0.027fall	0.031	0.028
IOT	IOT GROUP LIMITED	0.021fall	0.024	0.025
MCR	MINCOR RESOURCES NL	0.180fall	0.205	0.210
GTG	GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES	0.009fall	0.010	0.009
Updated: April 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Bigtincan Holdings Limited	BTH	24/03/2017	0.26
Visioneering Technologies, Inc.	CTI	27/03/2017	0.42
De.mem Limited	DEM	21/03/2017	0.20
Fat Prophets Global Contrarian Fund Limited	FPC	22/03/2017	1.10
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
Marquee Resources Limited	MQR	15/03/2017	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
Todd River Resources Limited	TRT	24/03/2017	0.20
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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