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ASX wilts as BlueScope shares torched

It was a day of dramatic share price moves on the ASX.

Shares suffered a dour start to the trading week as BlueScope became this earnings season's latest victim, while selling in Telstra and CSL also weighed on the ASX.

$A lifts back above US79c

Westpac's Imre Speizer expected the Australian dollar to find support around the 79 US cent mark on Monday.

The Australian dollar is up sharply against its US counterpart amid a slight rebound in risk appetite following US President Donald Trump's firing of controversial adviser Steve Bannon.

ASX claws into the black

Donald Trump is unsettling markets again.

Terrorist attacks in Spain and discord in Washington weighed on shares on Friday, though the bourse managed to close the week in the black.

'Love notes' were insider trading tips, suit claims

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The handwritten notes a Bank of America IT guy passed to his girlfriend weren't expressions of love. They were stock tips for her father, US prosecutors say in a law suit describing a sprawling insider-trading plot.

Market Indices

Updated: August 21, 2017 - 4:35PM
Updated: August 21, 2017 - 6:09PM
Updated: August 19, 2017 - 7:15AM
Updated: August 21, 2017 - 8:18PM

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    160.00
    Percentage up/down
    33.90% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    246.00
    Percentage up/down
    52.12% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    66.00
    Percentage up/down
    13.98% steady
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Telstra stock slumped to a five-year low.

Telstra drags ASX south

It was a busy Thursday for company earnings, but a mammoth slide in Telstra was easily the biggest influence on the ASX.

Currencies

Westpac's Imre Speizer expected the Australian dollar to find support around the 79 US cent mark on Monday.

$A lifts back above US79c

The Australian dollar is up sharply against its US counterpart amid a slight rebound in risk appetite following US President Donald Trump's firing of controversial adviser Steve Bannon.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7925 0.7923 -0.0004fall -0.05% fall
AUD/EUR 0.6746 0.6744 0.0017rise 0.25% rise
Updated: August 21, 2017 - 8:30PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
EGL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP 0.082rise 0.026 0.023
4CE FORCE COM LTD 0.070rise 0.054 0.027
SAM SIV ASSET MGMT LTD 0.070rise 0.058 0.035
KGN KOGAN.COM LTD 3.140rise 2.680 2.630
AL8 ALDERAN RESOURCE LTD 1.090rise 0.950 0.770
GMV G MEDICAL 0.350rise 0.310 0.240
AVZ AVZ MINERALS LTD 0.167rise 0.150 0.084
BUB BUBS AUST LTD 0.825rise 0.745 0.360
YOJ YOJEE LIMITED 0.115rise 0.105 0.080
EPT EPAT TECHNOLOGIES 0.083rise 0.076 0.052
Updated: August 21, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
AVW AVIRA ENERGY LTD 0.012fall 0.250 0.250
GBT GBST HOLDINGS.. 1.990fall 3.110 2.900
MGT MAGNETITE MINES 0.019fall 0.025 0.034
EGY ENERGY TECH LTD 0.004fall 0.005 0.005
MRQ MRG METALS LIMITED 0.004fall 0.005 0.005
KAI KAIROS MINERALS LTD 0.011fall 0.013 0.013
ORR ORECORP LTD 0.120fall 0.140 0.145
MOB MOBILICOM LTD 0.125fall 0.145 0.140
JPR JUPITER ENERGY 0.105fall 0.120 0.250
ESI ENV CLEAN TECH LTD 0.010fall 0.011 0.012
Updated: August 21, 2017 - 4:38PM