Markets Live: Flight Centre takes off
Shares lose some of yesterday's outsized gains as geopolitical risk raises its ugly head again, but miners prevent bigger losses.
Shares lose some of yesterday's outsized gains as geopolitical risk raises its ugly head again, but miners prevent bigger losses.
Bets on a Venezuelan default are climbing as international reserves near $US10b amid heightened anti-government protests.
Crude oil fell sharply, ending the longest winning streak this year, amid reported Russian opposition to deeper output cuts.
Chinese investors have racked up an unprecedented volume of bets on steel futures, raising the prospect of a sharp retreat.
Bitcoin will double to $US5000 next year, and reach $US25,000 to $US50,000 in the next decade, says Ronnie Moas.
Fed policymakers were increasingly split on the outlook for inflation and the future pace of interest rate rises.
Only 15 of 75 lending institutions have increased the interest rate on any of their term deposits since August, when the RBA cuts rates to a record low of 1.5 per cent.
Sabre-rattling over North Korea's missile program sent investors seeking out safe haven assets, but strong gains in the miners kept a lid on the market's losses.
North Korea's missile test was a powerful reminder that politics is something investors can ill afford to ignore.
A single buyer snapped up all $800 million of Australian government bonds sold on Wednesday, the largest ever amount bought by one bidder in auctions that date back to 1982.
Borrowing costs in the euro area fell overnight on signs some ECB policymakers are having doubts about a tightening bias.
Local shares, which rallied strongly on Tuesday, were getting little in the way of a lead from overseas overnight in thin July 4th trade with Wall Street was closed for the Independence Day holiday.
Speculators looking to profit from the hawkish shift among global central banks have a fresh target: the Australian dollar.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7606 | 0.76 | 0.0000steady | 0.00% steady |
AUD/EUR | 0.6701 | 0.6694 | -0.0003fall | -0.04% fall |
Updated: July 6, 2017 - 7:00AM |
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 4,123,075,482 | 1,468,542,106 | 1,100,367 |
Industrial | 3,260,248,152 | 670,898,104 | 926,777 |
Mining | 843,800,164 | 797,330,962 | 169,958 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
ADD | ADAVALE RESOURCE LTD | 0.029rise | 0.013 | 0.013 |
JRV | JERVOIS MINING | 0.110rise | 0.060 | 0.060 |
CLY | CLANCY EXPLORATION | 0.005rise | 0.004 | 0.005 |
PHK | PHOSLOCK WATER | 0.220rise | 0.185 | 0.185 |
GBP | GLOBAL PETROLEUM | 0.040rise | 0.034 | 0.035 |
AD8 | AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 1.800rise | 1.530 | 1.530 |
EHL | EMECO HOLDINGS | 0.125rise | 0.110 | 0.110 |
EQE | EQUUS MINING LTD | 0.037rise | 0.033 | 0.033 |
FLT | FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL | 44.410rise | 39.960 | 39.960 |
MDL | MINERAL DEPOSITS | 0.750rise | 0.680 | 0.680 |
Updated: July 5, 2017 - 6:50PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
RMX | RED MOUNT MIN LTD | 0.009fall | 0.024 | 0.023 |
GPS | GPS ALLIANCE LTD | 0.010fall | 0.015 | 0.015 |
MTL | MANALTO LTD | 0.010fall | 0.014 | 0.011 |
LI3 | LCME LTD | 0.070fall | 0.089 | 0.089 |
IDA | INDIANA RESOURCES | 0.075fall | 0.090 | 0.090 |
COB | COBALT BLUE LTD | 0.140fall | 0.165 | 0.165 |
PGI | PANTERRA GOLD LTD | 0.043fall | 0.050 | 0.050 |
XPE | XPED LIMITED | 0.013fall | 0.015 | 0.015 |
AHR | ANCHOR RESOURCES | 0.020fall | 0.023 | 0.023 |
1AL | ONEALL IN LIMITED | 0.800fall | 0.910 | 0.910 |
Updated: July 5, 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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