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Markets Live: Commodities crash ASX party

Steep gains in Telstra and Macquarie can't quite offset losses in miners following an overnight collapse in commodity prices.

S&P; 500 sets record close on energy

The S&P 500 gained 9.77 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2399.29.

Major US stock indexes gained, with the S&P; 500 closing at a record high, as energy stocks rebounded with oil

Oil rebounds on Saudi assurances

Saudi Arabia's OPEC governor Adeeb Al-Aama said OPEC and non-OPEC nations were close to agreeing to extend production cuts.

Oil closed higher after assurances by Saudi Arabia that Russia is ready to join OPEC in extending supply cuts.

Oil bull Andurand closes bet on rally

Andurand Capital did not switch its long positions into shorts as it remained "fundamentally bullish on oil", a source said.

Pierre Andurand, who runs a hedge fund specialising in oil, liquidated the fund's last long positions in oil a week ago.

Netflix, Tesla potential targets for Apple

With over 90 per cent of its cash sitting overseas, a one-time 10 per cent repatriation tax would give Apple $US220 ...

Citigroup listed seven companies as potential takeover targets for Apple, as a way to put its cash hoard to work.

US jobless rate falls to pre-crisis low

Leisure and hospitality registered a 55,000 increase, education and health services was up 41,000 and financial ...

US payroll gains rebounded in April by more than forecast and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 4.4 per cent.

Iron ore's accelerating rout

"Only much lower prices will shake out excess capacity," said Richard Knights, a London-based analyst at Liberum ...

Iron ore's tough week has opened up a pathway for benchmark spot prices to drop back into the $US50s a tonne range.

Crude oil bounce stabilises markets

Markets were rattled overnight as crude stumbled further, its weekly decline close to 10 per cent at one point.

Crude oil bounced back from its lowest level since November, while global stocks powered to fresh record highs.

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150.00

Percentage up/down

31.32% rise
Declines

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262.00

Percentage up/down

54.70% fall
Unchanged

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67.00

Percentage up/down

13.99% steady

Last updated: May 5, 2017 - 6:50PM

The 6000-point level remains as elusive as ever.

Sell in May: Miners, banks lead the way

A hefty slide in commodity prices as well as an abrupt end to the banking rally dashed hopes the benchmark index might scale the elusive 6000-point mark anytime soon.

Exports from Port Hedland climbed to 42.3 million tonnes in April, the Pilbara Ports Authority said on Thursday. That's ...

Iron ore sinks amid oversupply

Iron ore is in full-scale retreat, with futures in China plunging to end limit-down on investor concern about demand.

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The local sharemarket is set to drift lower at the open, following global markets down as investor caution returned.

Both construction and manufacturing employers have reasons to be upbeat. The housing market has been sending healthy ...

April's US jobs report seen brighter

There are plenty of reasons why April's US jobs figures will be brighter - and continue to show a solid labour market.

"Negative momentum persists,' said Westpac's Imre Speizer, noting that the Aussie also lost ground against both the euro ...

Australian dollar taken to the cleaners

The Australian dollar plunged overnight, caught by a hawkish Fed and sudden sharp selling in copper and iron ore.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7425	0.7418	0.0011rise	0.15% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6754	0.6744	0.0000steady	0.00% steady
Updated: May 6, 2017 - 7:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.27

Change in: 0.3060rise
Percentage up/down: (2.56%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,932,191,597	1,985,818,770	1,227,925
Industrial	4,668,796,911	875,905,391	995,033
Mining	1,227,028,128	1,109,345,004	228,107

Last updated: May 5, 2017 - 5:55PM

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
ENX	ENEGEX LIMITED	0.020rise	0.011	0.011
KRL	KANGAROO RES LTD	0.039rise	0.025	0.025
KEY	KEY PETROLEUM	0.008rise	0.006	0.007
AFR	AFRICAN ENERGY RES	0.065rise	0.053	0.053
CTD	CORP TRAVEL LIMITED	23.870rise	20.870	20.870
BIG	BIG UN LTD	0.745rise	0.660	0.660
DNA	DONACO INTERNATIONAL	0.550rise	0.500	0.505
QAN	QANTAS AIRWAYS	4.550rise	4.245	4.245
ALL	ARISTOCRAT LEISURE	21.120rise	19.880	19.880
IBC	IRONBARK CAPITAL LTD	0.520rise	0.490	0.500
Updated: May 5, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
AYM	AUSTRALIA UNITED MIN	0.001fall	0.004	0.004
SBI	STERLING PLANTATIONS	0.008fall	0.018	0.018
SRN	SUREFIRE RESCS NL	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
MXR	MAXIMUS RESOURCES	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
PGY	PILOT ENERGY LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
MRG	MURRAY RIVER GRP	0.560fall	1.100	1.100
EMX	ENERGIA MINERALS LTD	0.020fall	0.039	0.038
CLY	CLANCY EXPLORATION	0.002fall	0.003	0.002
IVX	INVION LTD	0.002fall	0.003	0.002
TSN	TRANSACTION LTD	0.011fall	0.016	0.016
Updated: May 5, 2017 - 4:11PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Alderan Resources Limited	AL8	29/05/2017	0.20
Biomics Biopharma Limited	BBM,	02/06/2017	0.20
Benjamin Hornigold Limited	BHD	10/05/2017	1.00
Bingo Industries Limited	BIN	03/05/2017	1.80
Eagle Health Holdings Limited	EHH	29/06/2017	0.40
Elsight Limited	ELS	19/05/2017	0.20
Manuka Resources Ltd	MKR	17/05/2017	0.20
MSL Solutions Limited	MPW	04/05/2017	0.25
Oceania Healthcare Limited	OCA	05/05/2017	0.79
Takor Group Ltd	TKO	15/05/2017	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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