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Markets Live: ASX grinds higher

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Shares overcome early wobbles to climb a bit closer to the elusive 6000-point mark amid a flood of corporate news, as buying in the banks offsets a cautious mood.

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​Amazon.com reported quarterly revenue and profit above expectations on gains at its retail and cloud-computing businesses.

Japanese stock rally overdone

"We see high uncertainty," said Yoshinori Shigemi, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management in Tokyo. "We ...

Japanese stocks have gone from worst to best performers in Asia in the space of two weeks, one investor is highly sceptical.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    209.00
    Percentage up/down
    43.09% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    206.00
    Percentage up/down
    42.47% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    70.00
    Percentage up/down
    14.43% steady
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Markets Live: ASX grinds higher

Shares overcome early wobbles to climb a bit closer to the elusive 6000-point mark amid a flood of corporate news, as buying in the banks offsets a cautious mood.

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Vale slumps on iron ore outlook

​Shares in Vale slumped the most in two weeks, as executives signalled lacklustre trends for iron ore prices this year.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7472 0.7467 0.0006rise 0.08% rise
AUD/EUR 0.6872 0.6866 0.0006rise 0.09% rise
Updated: April 28, 2017 - 7:50AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
11.69
Change in
-0.7900fall
Percentage up/down
(-6.33%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,902,661,752 1,659,691,594 1,092,493
Industrial 3,713,838,474 754,434,187 865,596
Mining 948,477,646 904,160,140 217,397
Last updated: April 27, 2017 - 5:55PM

Insider Tips

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
BOA BOADICEA RESOURCES 0.200rise 0.160 0.200
BIG BIG UN LTD 0.660rise 0.560 0.465
PGS PLANET GAS LTD 0.015rise 0.013 0.012
IMC IMMURON LIMITED 0.550rise 0.480 0.435
MLA MEDICAL AUS LIMITED 0.063rise 0.055 0.060
MSB MESOBLAST LIMITED 3.440rise 3.010 2.500
SIE SCIGEN LIMITED 0.055rise 0.050 0.029
HML HENRY MORGAN LIMITED 1.880rise 1.710 1.710
KRL KANGAROO RES LTD 0.025rise 0.023 0.012
AVZ AVZ MINERALS LTD 0.038rise 0.035 0.032
Updated: April 27, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
4WD AUTO SOLUTIONS LTD 0.250fall 0.765 0.820
TEX TARGET ENERGY 0.001fall 0.002 0.002
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 0.335fall 0.452 0.520
TB8 TIANMEI BG CORP LTD 0.095fall 0.120 0.120
TYK TYCHEAN RESOURCES 0.005fall 0.006 0.006
ALT ANALYTICA LIMITED 0.005fall 0.006 0.005
LTR LIONTOWN RESOURCES 0.011fall 0.013 0.020
Updated: April 27, 2017 - 6:50PM