Markets Live: ASX to wobble higher
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Investors return to ASX trade with a soft Wall St lead and an Australian dollar at its highest since early April after more disappointing US data.
Investors return to ASX trade with a soft Wall St lead and an Australian dollar at its highest since early April after more disappointing US data.
Spotless and Slater & Gordon are candidates for tax loss selling on the ASX this week, given the ASX is up 10 per cent this year.
The local sharemarket is due to open slightly down on the back of a soft lead from Wall Street.
Fears of Amazon fall-out to hurt investor sentiment in market trading this week
A frenzied few weeks of rapid Bitcoin speculation, which saw the price rocket to $US3000 a coin, looks to be easing as it sinks to 10-day low.
US stocks eked out a gain, while the greenback weakened after poor housing data and a slump in consumer sentiment.
Australian shares posted their strongest weekly advance in more than two months, led by a rebound in the big banks.
They've soared higher than the mines at the peak of the iron ore price surge. Faster than the bank stocks as the Trump trade inflated the world's financial stocks. And they've done better than utilities and other defensives as the economy slowed down.
The world's second-biggest bond manager is advising clients to seek out the "Australian Dream" ... on the other side of the world.
​US technology stocks slid again overnight, led by declines in heavyweights Apple and Alphabet.
The local sharemarket is set for a bright start to the last day of the trading week, with futures pointing to a 20-point gain at the open.
China's holdings of US Treasuries rose for a third straight month in April, reaching the highest in six months.
The Australian dollar hit a two-month high on Thursday, boosted by positive local jobs data and a fall in the greenback after weak US inflation data.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7621 | 0.7617 | 0.0001rise | 0.01% rise |
AUD/EUR | 0.6809 | 0.6803 | 0.0004rise | 0.06% rise |
Updated: June 19, 2017 - 10:20AM |
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 486,256,434 | 286,236,696 | 84,885 |
Industrial | 359,907,161 | 90,876,033 | 66,909 |
Mining | 126,098,508 | 195,304,659 | 17,799 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
4DS | 4DS MEMORY LIMITED | 0.045rise | 0.040 | 0.030 |
MRN | MACQ MEDIA LTD | 1.260rise | 1.140 | 1.090 |
XTE | XTEK LIMITED. | 0.530rise | 0.485 | 0.410 |
BIG | BIG UN LTD | 0.795rise | 0.750 | 0.790 |
PNI | PINNACLE INVESTMENT | 3.000rise | 2.850 | 2.420 |
A2M | THE A2 MILK COMPANY | 3.820rise | 3.690 | 3.590 |
PEP | PEPPER GROUP LTD | 3.440rise | 3.350 | 3.150 |
MLB | MELBOURNE IT LIMITED | 3.090rise | 3.010 | 2.640 |
PLG | PROPERTYLINK GRP | 0.890rise | 0.870 | 0.850 |
PAC | PACIFIC GRP LTD | 6.380rise | 6.270 | 6.120 |
Updated: June 19, 2017 - 10:22AM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
PWN | PARKWAY MINLS NL | 0.009fall | 0.010 | 0.011 |
TZL | TZ LIMITED | 0.027fall | 0.030 | 0.034 |
ADO | ANTEO DIAGNOSTICS | 0.019fall | 0.021 | 0.026 |
ZIP | ZIPTEL LIMITED | 0.018fall | 0.019 | 0.023 |
TRT | TODD RIVER RES LTD | 0.110fall | 0.115 | 0.135 |
MVF | MONASH IVF GROUP LTD | 1.590fall | 1.660 | 1.815 |
FXL | FLEXIGROUP LIMITED | 1.615fall | 1.640 | 1.630 |
Updated: June 19, 2017 - 10:22AM |
Company | Security Code | Float date | Issue $ |
---|---|---|---|
Afterpay Touch Group Limited | APT | 29/06/2017 | 0.00 |
Australia WeTouch Technology Limited | AWT | 31/07/2017 | 0.40 |
Contango Global Growth Limited | CQG | 23/06/2017 | 1.10 |
Eagle Health Holdings Limited | EHH | 29/06/2017 | 0.40 |
ELMO Software Limited | ELO | 29/06/2017 | 2.00 |
Galena Mining Limited | G1A | 10/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Kelly Partners Group Holdings Limited | KPG | 21/06/2017 | 1.00 |
Oliver's Real Food Limited | OLI | 14/06/2017 | 0.30 |
Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Limited | SDX | 02/08/2017 | 0.20 |
WAM Microcap Limited | WMI | 28/06/2017 | 1.10 |
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