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Gold rises to two-week high

Spot gold rose for a fifth day and was up 1.8 per cent at $US1258.28 an ounce by midafternoon in New York, after hitting ...

Spot gold rose for a fifth day as investors rethink the outlook for the pace of US interest rate increases.

Passive distortions 'dangerous' in time

Schroder's Australian investment director Martin Conlon says the rise of passive investment has the potential to be ...

Active fund managers are warning that the rise of passive investment will make sharemarkets less efficient at rewarding good companies but this is not expected to happen for a while.

Market Indices

Updated: May 17, 2017 - 4:37PM
Updated: May 17, 2017 - 6:08PM
Updated: May 18, 2017 - 7:15AM
Updated: May 18, 2017 - 2:00AM

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    139.00
    Percentage up/down
    29.02% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    283.00
    Percentage up/down
    59.08% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    57.00
    Percentage up/down
    11.90% steady
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8@eight: Aussie dollar in focus

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It's been a big night for the USD, but the focus sharply turns to the AUD, with consumer confidence and wage data out this morning while the ASX is due for a flat open.

The euro also advanced against the Australian dollar, up 0.8 per cent to $US1.49246, near an eight-month high.

Euro nears 8-month high v $A

The euro surged more than 1 per cent v the $US, to its highest level since Donald Trump was elected US president in November.

Currencies

The euro also advanced against the Australian dollar, up 0.8 per cent to $US1.49246, near an eight-month high.

Euro nears 8-month high v $A

The euro surged more than 1 per cent v the $US, to its highest level since Donald Trump was elected US president in November.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7434 0.7432 0.0001rise 0.01% rise
AUD/EUR 0.6661 0.6657 0.0002rise 0.03% rise
Updated: May 18, 2017 - 7:30AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.48
Change in
0.5380rise
Percentage up/down
(4.50%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 5,087,271,080 1,760,486,132 1,180,330
Industrial 4,071,784,470 763,563,033 980,261
Mining 982,433,599 996,575,590 193,897
Last updated: May 17, 2017 - 5:55PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
AGY ARGOSY MINERALS LTD 0.105rise 0.082 0.090
CL8 COLLABORATE CORP 0.043rise 0.034 0.035
PAR PARADIGM BIO. 0.670rise 0.550 0.610
AYH AMYF TWO LTD 1.400rise 1.168 1.168
KEY KEY PETROLEUM 0.009rise 0.008 0.007
GMV G MEDICAL 0.190rise 0.170 0.000
CDA CODAN LIMITED 2.490rise 2.250 2.270
BBL BRISBANE BRONCOS 0.495rise 0.460 0.480
BIG BIG UN LTD 0.790rise 0.740 0.660
SSM SERVICE STREAM 1.365rise 1.300 1.280
Updated: May 17, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
BD1 BARD1 LIFE SCIENCES 0.012fall 0.027 0.029
VTG VITA GROUP LTD 0.790fall 1.450 2.150
SUM SUMATRA COPPER&GOLD; 0.010fall 0.015 0.019
RFN REFFIND LIMITED 0.010fall 0.014 0.020
ACP AUDALIA RES LTD 0.020fall 0.027 0.027
ORL OROTONGROUP LIMITED 1.000fall 1.325 1.400
SUR SUN RESOURCES NL 0.004fall 0.005 0.006
YHL YANGHAO INT LTD 0.025fall 0.030 0.160
ZYB ZYBER HOLDINGS LTD 0.005fall 0.006 0.006
FUN FUNTASTIC LIMITED 0.005fall 0.006 0.005
Updated: May 17, 2017 - 6:50PM

Floats & IPOs

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
Bryah Resources Limited BYH 31/05/2017 0.20
Contango Global Growth Limited CQG 23/06/2017 1.10
Eagle Health Holdings Limited EHH 29/06/2017 0.40
Elsight Limited ELS 19/05/2017 0.20
Golden Mile Resources Ltd G88 29/05/2017 0.20
Manuka Resources Ltd MKR 17/05/2017 0.20
Macarthur Australia Limited MMM 17/05/2017 0.20
Takor Group Ltd TKO 15/05/2017 0.20