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.
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.
The local sharemarket is set to open lower with the big miners poised to retreat, with BHP dropping 4.8 per cent in London and Rio Tinto shedding 2.6 per cent.
​Amazon.com reported quarterly revenue and profit above expectations on gains at its retail and cloud-computing businesses.
Japanese stocks have gone from worst to best performers in Asia in the space of two weeks, one investor is highly sceptical.
Amazons shares surge in after-hours trading after first quarter results beat estimates
​Copper and zinc fell, while nickel recovered from a fresh 10-month low, on concern about demand in China.
Perceived as the riskiest currency on the planet until Sunday's French election, the euro is suddenly everyone's favourite.
​In a surprise move, Sweden's central bank extended its bond buying programme and slightly delayed future rate hikes.
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.
Mario Draghi says the recovery in the euro-zone economy has turned to "solid and broad" from "fragile and uneven".
Shanghai rebar steel futures advanced for a third straight session, supported by market expectations of production curbs.
​Shares in Vale slumped the most in two weeks, as executives signalled lacklustre trends for iron ore prices this year.
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 per cent, which business leaders and tax experts say, if passed, will heighten the need for company tax cuts locally.
Perceived as the riskiest currency on the planet until Sunday's French election, the euro is suddenly everyone's favourite.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7469 | 0.7464 | 0.0003rise | 0.04% rise |
AUD/EUR | 0.6869 | 0.6864 | 0.0004rise | 0.06% rise |
Updated: April 28, 2017 - 8:09AM |
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 |
David Samra, awarded for his stock-picking during and after the 2008 financial crisis, says now's the time for a steady hand and no emotion.
The Sydney software company just released its first quarterly earnings report since listing on the Nasdaq late last year.Â
Markets are in a well-oiled "death spiral," analysts at Citigroup say.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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