Miners help prop up ASX
A relatively flat week on the ASX belied some dramatic moves as a busy five days of earnings results revealed some big winners and losers.
Foreign Exchange
Wholesale Interbank Rates
As at (delayed by 30 minutes)| Currencies | $1 AUD Buys | $1 AUD Sells | Movement by Price | Movement by % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | United States Dollar | 0.7913 | 0.7912 | 0.0012rise | 0.15% rise |
| JPY | Japanese Yen | 86.7400 | 86.7200 | 0.1800rise | 0.21% rise |
| EUR | Euro | 0.6706 | 0.6703 | 0.0009rise | 0.13% rise |
| GBP | British Pound | 0.6169 | 0.6167 | -0.0004fall | -0.06% fall |
| CAD | Canadian Dollar | 0.9898 | 0.9892 | 0.0004rise | 0.04% rise |
| CNY | China Yuan Renminbi | 5.2708 | 5.2666 | 0.0052rise | 0.10% rise |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | 6.1914 | 6.1903 | 0.0105rise | 0.17% rise |
| INR | Indian Rupee | 50.6830 | 50.6680 | 0.0760rise | 0.15% rise |
| IDR | Indonesian Rupiah | 10560.6900 | 10558.5600 | 15.2200rise | 0.14% rise |
| MYR | Malaysian Ringgit | 3.3820 | 3.3792 | -0.0004fall | -0.01% fall |
| NZD | New Zealand Dollar | 1.0960 | 1.0952 | 0.0006rise | 0.05% rise |
| SGD | Singapore Dollar | 1.0765 | 1.0760 | 0.0002rise | 0.02% rise |
| ZAR | South African Rand | 10.4359 | 10.4267 | 0.0024rise | 0.02% rise |
| CHF | Swiss Franc | 0.7625 | 0.7621 | -0.0004fall | -0.05% fall |
| THB | Thailand Baht | 26.3600 | 26.3400 | 0.0200rise | 0.08% rise |
Major Currency Cross Rates
As at (updated every 30 minutes)| Currency | AUD | USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | NZD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 AUD | 1.0000 | 0.7912 | 0.6703 | 0.6167 | 86.7200 | 1.0952 |
| $1 USD | 1.2637 | 1.0000 | 0.8472 | 0.7793 | 109.6000 | 1.3843 |
| €1 EUR | 1.4912 | 1.1800 | 1.0000 | 0.9197 | 129.3300 | 1.6334 |
| £1 GBP | 1.6209 | 1.2826 | 1.0866 | 1.0000 | 140.5700 | 1.7755 |
| ¥1 JPY | 0.0115 | 0.0091 | 0.0077 | 0.0071 | 1.0000 | 0.0126 |
| $1 NZD | 0.9124 | 0.7220 | 0.6117 | 0.5627 | 79.1300 | 1.0000 |
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