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Markets Live: Banks lead ASX comeback

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Bargain hunting among the oversold big banks as well as gains in the miners lead the ASX higher in afternoon trade.

Asset managers quietly preparing for downturn

Altair Asset Management Phil Parker's bold decision to liquidate his Australian shares funds and return the money to ...

1 min ago

Altair CIO's bold decision to liquidate his Australian shares funds is highly contrarian. But his view that not all is well on the ASX is not.

Lucky country getting left behind as $A, shares lag

Australians' wellbeing improved at more than double the rate of growth in gross domestic product in 2016.

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Pressure is building for the lucky country.

'Sell everything' call brave or reckless?

Phillip Parker has caused a stir with his move to get out of the market.

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Was Philip Parker's decision to get out of the market a principled and brave decision, a cop-out, or something else altogether?

8@eight: Focusing on financials

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With so many markets closed it was really a day to forget and the leads for the Aussie open are thin on the ground.

Draghi says easy policy still needed

Draghi stressed that "downside risks to the growth outlook are further diminishing", highlighting one of the key signals ...

The euro area still needs expansive monetary stimulus to restore stable inflation, the European Central Bank chief said.

'I am absolutely certain we are in a bubble in this property market'

Altair Asset Management chairman and chief investment officer Philip Parker has returned cash to investors, citing the ...

Altair Asset Management will liquidate its Australian shares funds and return "hundreds of millions" of dollars back to clients, citing an impending property market "calamity".

Banks, miners drag ASX into the red

With no overseas cues to guide investor sentiment, selling in the banks and miners dragged the ASX 200 down 0.8 per cent towards 5700 points.

Market Indices

Updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:15PM

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Updated: May 30, 2017 - 2:00AM

Advances

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191.00

Percentage up/down

40.38% rise
Declines

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225.00

Percentage up/down

47.57% fall
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Price

57.00

Percentage up/down

12.05% steady

Last updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:15PM

Ian Simm: "It's impossible to overstate our dependence on water."

How to play the world's water shortage

Global political uncertainty and fully valued share markets have investors turning to long-term megatrends to secure attractive returns.

Economists expect Australia's currency to break out the bottom of its tight trading band, after the yield differential ...

$A to fall below US70¢ as bond spread shrinks

The Australian dollar may fall below US70¢ by year end as one of its key drivers, the Aussie-US bond spread, dwindles to almost zero.

Polls presage what could be a rocky spell for sterling and the Bank of England, with the June 8 election coming against ...

Pound traders sweat as polls boost election jitters

The British elections are getting tighter, which could mean a nervy couple of weeks for pound traders.

Investors remain cautious as markets continue to trade in a narrow range.

8@eight: Positive open in store for ASX

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Local shares are set to start the week in positive territory on what is expected to be a light trading session with markets in China, the UK and the US closed for holidays.

$A to fall below US70¢ as bond spread shrinks

The Australian dollar may fall below US70¢ by year end as one of its key drivers, the Aussie-US bond spread, dwindles to almost zero.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7428	0.7424	-0.0012fall	-0.16% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6675	0.667	0.0010rise	0.15% rise
Updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:10PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.85

Change in: -0.3350fall
Percentage up/down: (-2.54%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,697,754,987	1,102,579,355	813,472
Industrial	2,272,624,579	499,650,350	695,988
Mining	379,056,161	602,706,661	114,444

Last updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:15PM

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
MEI	METEORIC RESOURCES	0.039rise	0.015	0.014
AFR	AFRICAN ENERGY RES	0.090rise	0.076	0.053
PFM	PACIFIC MINING LTD	0.400rise	0.350	0.350
CGR	CML GROUP LTD	0.305rise	0.270	0.280
VAN	VANGO MINING LTD	0.070rise	0.062	0.063
USF	US PRIVATE FUND	2.400rise	2.270	2.290
COI	COMET RIDGE LIMITED	0.165rise	0.160	0.160
SM1	SYNLAIT MILK LTD	3.850rise	3.750	3.300
IEM	ISHS MSCI EMG MKTETF	57.500rise	56.270	53.820
ATL	APOLLO TOURISM	1.410rise	1.380	1.394
Updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:15PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
AHL	AHALIFE HOLDINGS LTD	0.031fall	0.039	0.035
BMP	BUYMYPLACE LIMITED	0.150fall	0.180	0.250
MRM	MMAOFFSHOR	0.150fall	0.180	0.215
PNX	PNX METALS LIMITED	0.011fall	0.013	0.015
AHX	APIAM ANIMAL HEALTH	0.670fall	0.785	1.100
UBN	URBANISE.COM LTD	0.060fall	0.069	0.084
CTO	CITIGOLD CORP LTD	0.008fall	0.009	0.010
GTG	GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES	0.008fall	0.009	0.009
AB1	ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP	0.025fall	0.028	0.031
CXU	CAULDRON ENERGY LTD	0.036fall	0.040	0.045
Updated: May 30, 2017 - 3:12PM

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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

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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