Markets Live: Banks fuel $30b ASX rally
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Shares record their best day of the year as investors jump back into the market, while the Aussie slips as the RBA keeps rates on hold.
Shares record their best day of the year as investors jump back into the market, while the Aussie slips as the RBA keeps rates on hold.
Oil was little changed as forecasts that US stockpiles shrunk were weighed against estimates that OPEC expanded production.
Qatar just undermined Australia's efforts to overtake it as the world's biggest producer of liquefied natural gas.
Hong Kong stocks sank the most since November as profit taking in some of the city's top performers sparked a wider selloff.
Shares enjoyed their best day of the year as investors poured back into the market, while the Aussie dollar slipped after the RBA left rates unchanged.
While the Reserve Bank kept kept rates on hold when it met on Tuesday, rates are already rising.
The release of 'bad data' has jolted around the share prices of tech heavyweights in after-hours trade on Wall Street's Nasdaq.
The sharemarket started the new year on the back foot, as gains in the big banks evaporated and investors remained cautious.
​Spanish power and gas company Gas Natural has approached Portuguese rival EDP about merging.
OPEC's crude production rose to the highest this year in June as member nations exempt from output curbs pumped more.
Futures are pointing to a positive start for the local sharemarket on the back of a solid lead from Wall Street.
​Tesla's first Model 3, the long-awaited electric car priced for the mass-market is expected to roll out this week.
Speculators looking to profit from the hawkish shift among global central banks have a fresh target: the Australian dollar.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7606 | 0.7601 | -0.0059fall | -0.77% fall |
AUD/EUR | 0.6703 | 0.6698 | -0.0041fall | -0.61% fall |
Updated: July 5, 2017 - 6:30AM |
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 |
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 |
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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