Markets Live: Sluggish start to new year
![The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended the first day of the year down 0.6 per cent to 5684.5 points.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703194831im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/f/b/n/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx39j1.png/1499064521347.jpg)
Shares fall into the red as gains in the big banks evaporate and investors remain cautious following Friday's selloff.
Shares fall into the red as gains in the big banks evaporate and investors remain cautious following Friday's selloff.
Iron ore markets are heading for a very bumpy ride, says Iron Road managing director Andrew Stocks.
Oil rose more than 2 per cent overnight, resuming its longest stretch of daily gains in more than five years.
Mohamed El Erian says liquidity remains the key word for investors and traders as the second half begins.
​Tesla's first Model 3, the long-awaited electric car priced for the mass-market is expected to roll out this week.
US factory activity rose sharply in June to its highest level in almost three years suggesting solid economic growth.
The sharemarket started the new year on the back foot, as gains in the big banks evaporated and investors remained cautious.
Investors poured into small-cap robotics company, Fastbrick Robotics, after the company struck a deal with global construction manufacturer Caterpillar.
After May's heavy selling and June's doldrums, analysts and fund managers believe investors could see a stronger month in July.
A key leading indicator of Australian economic activity showed the economy growing strongly in the second-quarter.
It's the start of the new month and quarter and futures are pointing to a positive start, but our call is somewhat more subdued.
Economists are assessing whether the RBA will stay in tune with the marked global shift towards tighter global monetary policy settings and adopt a more hawkish tone this week.
Speculators looking to profit from the hawkish shift among global central banks have a fresh target: the Australian dollar.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7659 | 0.7658 | -0.0028fall | -0.36% fall |
AUD/EUR | 0.6746 | 0.6739 | 0.0017rise | 0.25% rise |
Updated: July 4, 2017 - 5:40AM |
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 4,205,028,033 | 1,507,908,934 | 1,127,266 |
Industrial | 3,481,103,170 | 812,675,971 | 960,258 |
Mining | 710,723,966 | 694,934,344 | 163,756 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
CLY | CLANCY EXPLORATION | 0.005rise | 0.004 | 0.005 |
SPI | SPITFIRE MAT LTD | 0.175rise | 0.140 | 0.140 |
AD8 | AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 1.700rise | 1.530 | 1.530 |
SGC | SACGASCO LTD | 0.110rise | 0.100 | 0.100 |
PHK | PHOSLOCK WATER | 0.200rise | 0.185 | 0.185 |
MDL | MINERAL DEPOSITS | 0.730rise | 0.680 | 0.680 |
BUL | BLUE ENERGY LIMITED | 0.085rise | 0.080 | 0.080 |
BGA | BEGA CHEESE LTD | 6.900rise | 6.575 | 6.575 |
EHL | EMECO HOLDINGS | 0.115rise | 0.110 | 0.110 |
APT | AFTERPAY TOUCH | 3.080rise | 2.950 | 2.950 |
Updated: July 3, 2017 - 6:50PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
ORR | ORECORP LTD | 0.250fall | 0.380 | 0.380 |
TMK | TAMASKA OIL GAS LTD | 0.002fall | 0.003 | 0.002 |
KNL | KIBARAN RESOURCES | 0.130fall | 0.170 | 0.155 |
SVA | SIMAVITA LTD | 0.022fall | 0.027 | 0.026 |
STA | STRANDLINE RES LTD | 0.005fall | 0.006 | 0.005 |
BBG | BILLABONG | 0.640fall | 0.740 | 0.740 |
BRK | BROOKSIDE ENERGY LTD | 0.008fall | 0.009 | 0.008 |
DMG | DRAGON MOUNTAIN GOLD | 0.009fall | 0.010 | 0.010 |
BKT | BLACK ROCK MINING | 0.056fall | 0.062 | 0.062 |
BEE | BROO LTD | 0.200fall | 0.220 | 0.220 |
Updated: July 3, 2017 - 6:50PM |
Company | Security Code | Float date | Issue $ |
---|---|---|---|
American Pacific Borate & Lithium Limited | ABR | 17/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Audinate Group Limited | AD8 | 30/06/2017 | 1.22 |
Afterpay Touch Group Limited | APT | 29/06/2017 | 0.00 |
Australia WeTouch Technology Limited | AWT | 31/07/2017 | 0.40 |
CTL Australia Group Limited | CIT | 11/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Evans & Partners Global Disruption Fund | EGD | 31/07/2017 | 1.60 |
Eagle Health Holdings Limited | EHH | 03/07/2017 | 0.40 |
ELMO Software Limited | ELO | 29/06/2017 | 2.00 |
Galena Mining Limited | G1A | 10/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Nusantara Resources Limited | NUS | 26/07/2017 | 0.42 |
Prospech Limited | PRS | 31/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Limited | SDX | 02/08/2017 | 0.20 |
Spectur Limited | SP3 | 31/07/2017 | 0.20 |
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