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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.

Telstra drags ASX south

Telstra stock slumped to a five-year low.

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

Market Indices

Updated: August 18, 2017 - 2:40PM
Updated: August 18, 2017 - 4:09PM
Updated: August 19, 2017 - 5:15AM
Updated: August 19, 2017 - 12:00AM

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    187.00
    Percentage up/down
    40.04% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    216.00
    Percentage up/down
    46.25% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    64.00
    Percentage up/down
    13.70% steady
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Mild gains for ASX

Shares overcame early losses to end the day solidly higher, thanks in large part to buying in the big banks and Telstra.

Fund managers are still advising caution and believe stocks are too expensive.

Fundie profit hopes take 'ominous turn'

International investors are pessimistic about the outlook for equities as expectations for corporate profit growth fall to the lowest level in almost two years.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7934 0.7927 0.0043rise 0.54% rise
AUD/EUR 0.6747 0.6738 0.0014rise 0.21% rise
Updated: August 19, 2017 - 4:59AM

Floats & IPOs

Upcoming IPOs
Company Security Code Float date Issue $
Fat Prophets Global Property Fund FPP 12/09/2017 1.10
The GO2 People Ltd GO2 21/09/2017 0.20
Mayur Resources Limited MRL 31/08/2017 0.40
Northern Cobalt Limited N27 16/08/2017 0.20
Okapi Resources Limited OKR 23/08/2017 0.20
Pyrolyx AG PLX 15/08/2017 1.47
RightCrowd Limited RCW 17/09/2017 0.30
Registry Direct Limited RD1 15/10/2017 0.20
Riversgold Limited RGL 10/09/2017 0.20
Stirfire Limited SFS 28/09/2017 0.20
TNT Mines Limited TIN 31/08/2017 0.20
VGI Partners Global Investments Limited VG1 27/09/2017 2.00
Windlab Limited WND 22/08/2017 2.00

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
AKG ACADEMIES AUS GRP 0.340rise 0.195 0.195
AGY ARGOSY MINERALS LTD 0.135rise 0.082 0.086
CAN CANN GROUP LTD 1.490rise 0.980 0.700
NCZ NEW CENTURY RESOURCE 1.000rise 0.695 0.500
MGU MAGNUM MINING & EXP 0.060rise 0.045 0.052
AL8 ALDERAN RESOURCE LTD 0.950rise 0.755 0.770
RAC RACE ONCOLOGY LTD 0.410rise 0.330 0.330
EHX EHR RESOURCES 0.120rise 0.097 0.070
PM1 PURE MINERALS LTD 0.028rise 0.023 0.003
UPD UPDATER INC 1.270rise 1.070 1.100
Updated: August 18, 2017 - 4:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
JPR JUPITER ENERGY 0.120fall 0.260 0.250
CUL CULLEN RESOURCES 0.001fall 0.002 0.001
SMG SOON MINING 0.180fall 0.330 0.330
MTC METALSTECH LTD 0.110fall 0.160 0.170
CNX CARBON ENERGY 0.270fall 0.365 0.410
AYR ALLOY RESOURCES 0.003fall 0.004 0.003
OVL ORO VERDE LTD 0.006fall 0.008 0.012
TNP TRIPLE ENERGY LTD 0.003fall 0.004 0.004
UNL UNITED NETWORKS LTD 0.100fall 0.125 0.125
DDT DATADOT TECHNOLOGY 0.004fall 0.005 0.005
Updated: August 18, 2017 - 2:11PM