Markets Live: ASX slips as Rio, Suncorp weigh
Shares slip as investors dump Suncorp and Rio following earnings reports, with the headline move in the ASX obscuring some sharp individual moves.
Shares slip as investors dump Suncorp and Rio following earnings reports, with the headline move in the ASX obscuring some sharp individual moves.
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Wall Street surged higher in early trade before a bout of profit taking knocked shares lower across the board.
Shares remain on a roller-coaster ride, keeping the ASX below 5800 points as losses in miners and banks weighed.
It will take more than just rhetoric to tame Aussie bulls as the currency hovers near a two-year high.
The recent surge in the dollar has led to a selloff in stocks of overseas earners, but Macquarie reckons the falls have been overdone.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7953 | 0.7948 | 0.0000steady | 0.00% steady |
AUD/EUR | 0.6701 | 0.6694 | -0.0001fall | -0.01% fall |
Updated: August 4, 2017 - 7:19AM |
Sector | Turnover ($AU) | Volume | Trades |
---|---|---|---|
Market total | 4,036,434,390 | 1,885,031,982 | 1,055,807 |
Industrial | 3,087,637,074 | 757,662,916 | 838,967 |
Mining | 938,282,582 | 1,127,146,232 | 214,044 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUR | AURIS MINERALS LTD | 0.100rise | 0.062 | 0.094 |
BUB | BUBS AUST LTD | 0.500rise | 0.335 | 0.360 |
BUD | BUDDY PLATFORM LTD | 0.250rise | 0.180 | 0.245 |
HAS | HASTINGS TECH MET | 0.220rise | 0.160 | 0.160 |
ELS | ELSIGHT LTD | 0.205rise | 0.150 | 0.165 |
WHA | WATTLE HEALTH AU LTD | 0.795rise | 0.600 | 0.690 |
KNM | KNEOMEDIA LIMITED | 0.060rise | 0.050 | 0.050 |
PSY | PANORAMA SYNERGY LTD | 0.125rise | 0.105 | 0.105 |
LVH | LIVEHIRE LIMITED | 0.730rise | 0.620 | 0.620 |
RTR | RUMBLE RES LIMITED | 0.041rise | 0.035 | 0.035 |
Updated: August 3, 2017 - 6:50PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
IOG | INCREMENTAL OIL GAS | 0.015fall | 0.024 | 0.024 |
THD | THRED LIMITED | 0.006fall | 0.009 | 0.009 |
ESE | ESENSE-LAB LTD | 0.160fall | 0.220 | 0.180 |
PSA | PETSEC ENERGY | 0.095fall | 0.130 | 0.130 |
CTM | CENTAURUS METALS LTD | 0.003fall | 0.004 | 0.004 |
ADR | ADHERIUM LTD | 0.100fall | 0.130 | 0.130 |
RAN | RANGE INTERNATIONAL | 0.200fall | 0.260 | 0.260 |
ADN | ANDROMEDA METALS LTD | 0.005fall | 0.006 | 0.005 |
DMI | DEMPSEY MINERALS | 0.042fall | 0.050 | 0.048 |
MAG | MAGMATIC RESRCE LTD | 0.120fall | 0.140 | 0.130 |
Updated: August 3, 2017 - 4:10PM |
Company | Security Code | Float date | Issue $ |
---|---|---|---|
American Pacific Borate & Lithium Limited | ABR | 28/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Australia WeTouch Technology Limited | AWT | 31/07/2017 | 0.40 |
Convenience Retail REIT | CRR | 27/07/2017 | 3.00 |
Evans & Partners Global Disruption Fund | EGD | 01/08/2017 | 1.60 |
Fat Prophets Global Property Fund | FPP | 13/09/2017 | 1.10 |
Northern Cobalt Limited | N27 | 17/08/2017 | 0.20 |
Nusantara Resources Limited | NUS | 26/07/2017 | 0.42 |
Oasis Gold Limited | OAG | 01/08/2017 | 0.21 |
Okapi Resources Limited | OKR | 24/08/2017 | 0.20 |
Pyrolyx AG | PLX | 21/08/2017 | 1.47 |
Prospech Limited | PRS | 31/07/2017 | 0.20 |
Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Limited | SDX | 03/08/2017 | 0.20 |
Spectur Limited | SP3 | 31/07/2017 | 0.20 |
TNT Mines Limited | TIN | 01/09/2017 | 0.20 |
Turners Automotive Group Limited | TRA | 28/07/2017 | 0.00 |
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