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Markets Live: ASX on back foot

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Shares are wobbling in early trade as buying in the banks offsets a more downbeat general mood, as investors wade through a number of corporate updates.

Trump tax plan could cause US-Australia revenue disputes

Under Donald Trump's tax plan, money may return to the US from overseas but the question remains, would that lead to ...

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 per cent, but overnight investors largely shrugged off the news because of the lack of detail.

Why Obama should be praised for giving paid Wall Street speeches

Keep talking: Former President Barack Obama this week at his first public event since leaving the White House.

COMMENT

Obama should be praised, for two reasons: first, for dismissing that there is something inherently corrupt about delivering a paid speech; and second, for recognising that communication between finance and centrist politics remains important.

BHP to Freeport see tight copper

Citigroup analysts including David Wilson said prices should trade toward $US2.67 by the end of May, while the World ...

The biggest copper producers are sounding the alarm on mounting supply troubles.

US refiners boost output

Refinery crude runs rose by 347,000 barrels per day to a record 17.3 million bpd and utilisation rates rose to 94.1 per ...

US crude oil inventories fell sharply and stockpiles of gasoline jumped last week as refiners hiked production rates.

ECB seen firmly on hold

The next step, possibly in June, could mean dropping a bias for even more policy easing and changing the wording of ...

The European Central Bank is set to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but may acknowledge better growth prospects.

8@eight: Underwhelmed by Trump plan

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The feeling on the trading floors around the anticipated Trump tax plans is certainly one of being underwhelmed, but then should we really have expected anything so punchy that it really moved the dial?

Wall Street disappointed by Trump tax plan

President Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust ...

Equities retreated from highs on Wednesday after a US tax plan disappointed, while the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso weakened against the greenback on the possibility of a US withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Market Indices

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Advances

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212.00

Percentage up/down

43.98% rise
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206.00

Percentage up/down

42.74% fall
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64.00

Percentage up/down

13.28% steady

Last updated: Apr 27, 2017 - 3:14PM

Markets Live: ASX on back foot

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Shares are wobbling in early trade as buying in the banks offsets a more downbeat general mood, as investors wade through a number of corporate updates.

China typically orders industrial plants to cut or limit production to help clear the skies ahead of a major event such ...

China steel futures extend gains

China's steel futures climbed amid unconfirmed market talk of production curbs in cities surrounding Beijing.

If approved, the proposal would introduce a 45-per cent duty this fiscal year, followed by an extra 40 per cent in the ...

China may lift sugar import tariffs

China is considering special import duties on sugar as part of an anti-dumping probe, a potential win for domestic producers.

Shares will be cheap compared with US equities only if crude climbs to the mid-to-high $US50s or low $US60s from about ...

No reason to buy Canada: BlackRock

The chief strategist for Canada at BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, doesn't see a single attractive sector in the local stock market.

Saudi Arabia knew it would lose share because Iran's production was on the rebound, said Robin Mills, founder of ...

Saudi Arabia's market share slips

Saudi Arabia is losing market share to Iraq and Iran as a result of OPEC's agreement to curb supplies to bolster prices.

"I am not an adversary of Europe," she said Tuesday. "I feel French first, of course, but I'm also European."

Le Pen ducks euro exit question

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen sought to soften her position on Europe, and her plans for the euro if elected.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7488	0.7484	0.0012rise	0.16% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6867	0.6862	0.0010rise	0.15% rise
Updated: April 27, 2017 - 3:10PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.65

Change in: -0.8350fall
Percentage up/down: (-6.69%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,427,464,127	1,303,813,030	854,403
Industrial	2,521,640,284	563,539,284	674,490
Mining	683,730,417	739,362,640	172,068

Last updated: April 27, 2017 - 3:14PM

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
BIG	BIG UN LTD	0.660rise	0.560	0.465
MSB	MESOBLAST LIMITED	3.440rise	3.010	2.500
HML	HENRY MORGAN LIMITED	1.880rise	1.710	1.710
A2M	THE A2 MILK COMPANY	3.295rise	3.040	2.760
SPI	SPITFIRE MAT LTD	0.130rise	0.120	0.090
MSI	MULTISTACK INTERNAT.	0.030rise	0.028	0.013
API	AUSTRALIAN PHARM.	2.220rise	2.080	2.100
AVZ	AVZ MINERALS LTD	0.037rise	0.035	0.032
MQG	MACQUARIE GROUP LTD	92.470rise	87.860	90.930
QAN	QANTAS AIRWAYS	4.200rise	4.005	4.020
Updated: April 27, 2017 - 3:14PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
4WD	AUTO SOLUTIONS LTD	0.250fall	0.765	0.820
RAN	RANGE INTERNATIONAL	0.555fall	1.060	1.050
ASP	ASPERMONT LIMITED.	0.006fall	0.010	0.007
MEM	MEMPHASYS LTD	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
TEN	TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS	0.350fall	0.452	0.520
TB8	TIANMEI BG CORP LTD	0.095fall	0.120	0.120
LTR	LIONTOWN RESOURCES	0.011fall	0.013	0.020
NDO	NIDO PETROLEUM	0.030fall	0.035	0.040
COO	CORUM GROUP LIMITED	0.044fall	0.051	0.049
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.023fall	0.026	0.034
Updated: April 27, 2017 - 3:13PM

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

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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