Markets Live: ASX holds the line
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Selling in the big banks and energy names is weighing, with the ASX 200 struggling to erase early losses but holding above 5900 points.
Selling in the big banks and energy names is weighing, with the ASX 200 struggling to erase early losses but holding above 5900 points.
A surge in after hours trading for Amazon.com added $US3.3 billion ($4.4 billion) to the fortune of Jeff Bezos, putting him less than $US5 billion ($6.7 billion) away from becoming the world's richest person.
Former Kepler Cheuvreux analyst Geoffroy Stern made 28 trades based on draft recommendations his brokerage was set to publish hours later.
The local sharemarket is set to open lower with the big miners poised to retreat, with BHP dropping 4.8 per cent in London and Rio Tinto shedding 2.6 per cent.
​Amazon.com reported quarterly revenue and profit above expectations on gains at its retail and cloud-computing businesses.
Japanese stocks have gone from worst to best performers in Asia in the space of two weeks, one investor is highly sceptical.
Amazons shares surge in after-hours trading after first quarter results beat estimates
​Copper and zinc fell, while nickel recovered from a fresh 10-month low, on concern about demand in China.
Perceived as the riskiest currency on the planet until Sunday's French election, the euro is suddenly everyone's favourite.
​In a surprise move, Sweden's central bank extended its bond buying programme and slightly delayed future rate hikes.
Mario Draghi says the recovery in the euro-zone economy has turned to "solid and broad" from "fragile and uneven".
Shanghai rebar steel futures advanced for a third straight session, supported by market expectations of production curbs.
Perceived as the riskiest currency on the planet until Sunday's French election, the euro is suddenly everyone's favourite.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7476 | 0.7473 | 0.0012rise | 0.16% rise |
AUD/EUR | 0.6883 | 0.6879 | 0.0019rise | 0.28% rise |
Updated: April 28, 2017 - 4:00PM |
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 5,423,840,251 | 1,868,325,286 | 1,062,218 |
Industrial | 4,181,530,694 | 728,778,580 | 843,747 |
Mining | 1,203,226,177 | 1,139,117,236 | 214,370 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
SPI | SPITFIRE MAT LTD | 0.165rise | 0.120 | 0.090 |
PGS | PLANET GAS LTD | 0.017rise | 0.013 | 0.012 |
IMC | IMMURON LIMITED | 0.590rise | 0.480 | 0.435 |
PYC | PHYLOGICA LIMITED | 0.046rise | 0.039 | 0.036 |
HML | HENRY MORGAN LIMITED | 1.970rise | 1.710 | 1.710 |
IPC | IMPERIAL PACIFIC LTD | 1.000rise | 0.900 | 0.900 |
RDM | RED METAL LIMITED | 0.170rise | 0.155 | 0.145 |
NSX | NSX LIMITED | 0.300rise | 0.275 | 0.270 |
TZN | TERRAMIN AUSTRALIA. | 0.205rise | 0.190 | 0.195 |
CSR | CSR LIMITED | 4.960rise | 4.620 | 4.600 |
Updated: April 28, 2017 - 4:00PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
RAN | RANGE INTERNATIONAL | 0.420fall | 1.060 | 1.050 |
TEN | TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS | 0.265fall | 0.452 | 0.520 |
AER | AEERIS LTD | 0.041fall | 0.065 | 0.074 |
SCI | SILVER CITY MINERALS | 0.015fall | 0.021 | 0.021 |
RFN | REFFIND LIMITED | 0.020fall | 0.026 | 0.034 |
TKF | TIKFORCE LIMITED | 0.031fall | 0.040 | 0.035 |
DTZ | DOTZ NANO LTD | 0.150fall | 0.190 | 0.250 |
STX | STRIKE ENERGY LTD | 0.072fall | 0.091 | 0.077 |
UNL | UNITED NETWORKS LTD | 0.140fall | 0.175 | 0.180 |
XPE | XPED LIMITED | 0.016fall | 0.020 | 0.020 |
Updated: April 28, 2017 - 4:01PM |
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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