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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.

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Shares fall into the red as gains in the big banks evaporate and investors remain cautious following Friday's selloff.

Time to end 'crazy' rates: Schaeuble

"We must quickly come back to a situation in which interest rates are what they used to be," Schaeuble said.

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Growth is stronger than expected and this will enable the ECB to slowly normalise policy, the Germain finance minister said.

What stocks investors need to know

According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of the world's 30 biggest stock markets by value, 26 registered gains in the ...

35 mins ago

Mohamed El-Erian says liquidity remains the key word for investors and traders as the second half begins.

'Extreme volatility' awaits iron ore

"Extreme volatility is going to be a hallmark of the market for at least a year or two," said Andrew Stocks, managing ...

1 hr ago

Iron ore markets are heading for a very bumpy ride, says Iron Road managing director Andrew Stocks.

Oil rises as US output slows

"It's all about market sentiment," said Commerzbank senior oil analyst Carsten Fritsch. He cited a 100,000 barrel per ...

1 hr ago

Oil rose more than 2 per cent overnight, resuming its longest stretch of daily gains in more than five years.

Model 3 set for factory roll out

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

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 surges higher

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said overnight its index of national factory activity rose to a reading of ...

US factory activity rose sharply in June to its highest level in almost three years suggesting solid economic growth.

ASX's new year off to a soft start

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

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154.00

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32.29% rise
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283.00

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59.33% fall
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40.00

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8.39% steady

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Fastbrick is building a commercial version of its robot bricklaying machine, Hadrian X, which will cost about $2 million ...

The bricklaying robots are coming

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 July's doldrums, analysts and fund managers believe investors could see a reset in July.

Stronger month eyed as new year starts

After May's heavy selling and June's doldrums, analysts and fund managers believe investors could see a stronger month in July.

Services and manufacturing deliver strong growth

A key leading indicator of Australian economic activity showed the economy growing strongly in the second-quarter.

8@eight: Uncertain start in store for ASX

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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.

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	0.766	0.7658	-0.0028fall	-0.36% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6744	0.6733	0.0011rise	0.16% rise
Updated: July 4, 2017 - 6:40AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.99

Change in: 0.6000rise
Percentage up/down: (4.48%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
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

Last updated: July 3, 2017 - 5:56PM

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

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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