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Markets Live: Banks fuel $30b ASX rally

Shares record their best day of the year as investors jump back into the market, while the Aussie slips as the RBA keeps rates on hold.

Oil rally falters on rising OPEC supply

OPEC output climbed in June to the highest level this year. The increases came from Libya and Nigeria, which are exempt ...

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Oil was little changed as forecasts that US stockpiles shrunk were weighed against estimates that OPEC expanded production.

Qatar to boost LNG output by 30pc

Qatar seeks to produce 100 million tons of LNG, or about 40 per cent of last year's global supply, Saad Sherida Al ...

Qatar just undermined Australia's efforts to overtake it as the world's biggest producer of liquefied natural gas.

Hong Kong drops as Tencent plunges

Tencent alone accounts for more than a quarter of the Hang Seng Index's 15 per cent advance this year, as investors ...

Hong Kong stocks sank the most since November as profit taking in some of the city's top performers sparked a wider selloff.

Banks drive ASX's best day in 2017

Positive leads from international markets, rises in commodity prices and a seasonal July boost have prompted investors ...

Shares enjoyed their best day of the year as investors poured back into the market, while the Aussie dollar slipped after the RBA left rates unchanged.

Banks have done the RBA's work

While economists universally expect the Reserve Bank to keep rates on hold when it meets on Tuesday - and for the next ...

While the Reserve Bank kept kept rates on hold when it met on Tuesday, rates are already rising.

For a few minutes, Apple was a $4.44 trillion company

The release of 'bad data' has jolted around the share prices of tech heavyweights in after-hours trade on Wall Street's Nasdaq.

ASX's new year off to a soft start

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended the first day of the year down 0.6 per cent to 5684.5 points.

The sharemarket started the new year on the back foot, as gains in the big banks evaporated and investors remained cautious.

Market Indices

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312.00

Percentage up/down

65.82% rise
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111.00

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23.42% fall
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51.00

Percentage up/down

10.76% steady

Last updated: Jul 4, 2017 - 6:50PM

EDP has made big headway in renewable power while Gas Natural remains strong in gas-fired or coal generated electricity.

Spain's Gas Natural targets EDP

Spanish power and gas company Gas Natural has approached Portuguese rival EDP about merging.

Resurgent production in Libya and Nigeria is threatening to neutralise the cuts made by the rest of the group.

OPEC output reaches 2017 high

OPEC's crude production rose to the highest this year in June as member nations exempt from output curbs pumped more.

8@eight: Shares set for strong opening

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Futures are pointing to a positive start for the local sharemarket on the back of a solid lead from Wall Street.

"Handover party for first 30 customer Model 3's on the 28th! Production grows exponentially, so Aug should be 100 cars ...

Model 3 set for factory roll out

Tesla's first Model 3, the long-awaited electric car priced for the mass-market is expected to roll out this week.

Global hedge funds are betting the RBA will raise rates.

Hedge funds have found a new target: the Aussie dollar

Speculators looking to profit from the hawkish shift among global central banks have a fresh target: the Australian dollar.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7606	0.7601	-0.0059fall	-0.77% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6703	0.6698	-0.0041fall	-0.61% fall
Updated: July 5, 2017 - 6:30AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.71

Change in: -0.2790fall
Percentage up/down: (-1.99%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,095,073,214	1,675,002,976	1,228,661
Industrial	4,157,833,384	778,448,154	1,043,332
Mining	913,622,920	896,146,604	180,648

Last updated: July 4, 2017 - 5:55PM

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
JRV	JERVOIS MINING	0.085rise	0.060	0.060
BHL	BOYUAN HOLDINGS	0.280rise	0.200	0.200
CLY	CLANCY EXPLORATION	0.005rise	0.004	0.005
AD8	AUDINATEGROUPLTD	1.800rise	1.530	1.530
EHL	EMECO HOLDINGS	0.125rise	0.110	0.110
PHK	PHOSLOCK WATER	0.205rise	0.185	0.185
SGC	SACGASCO LTD	0.110rise	0.100	0.100
BUL	BLUE ENERGY LIMITED	0.085rise	0.080	0.080
BGA	BEGA CHEESE LTD	6.960rise	6.575	6.575
MOE	MOELIS AUSTRALIA LTD	3.800rise	3.600	3.600
Updated: July 4, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
RMX	RED MOUNT MIN LTD	0.009fall	0.024	0.023
QSS	QUESTUS LIMITED	0.013fall	0.020	0.018
XTD	XTD LTD	0.073fall	0.096	0.086
MTL	MANALTO LTD	0.011fall	0.014	0.011
KAM	K2 ASSET MGMT HLDGS	0.175fall	0.220	0.220
VRI	VERILUMA LIMITED	0.017fall	0.020	0.020
E2M	E2 METALS	0.105fall	0.120	0.120
BIT	BIOTRON LIMITED	0.018fall	0.020	0.018
COB	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.150fall	0.165	0.165
RNT	RENT.COM.AU LIMITED	0.060fall	0.065	0.065
Updated: July 4, 2017 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
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

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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