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Markets Live: Green shoots as ASX thaws

Shares suffered the final slings and arrows of August reporting season and another North Korean missile scare, but some spring returned to the ASX's step on Friday.

Wall St edges higher, rate bets drop

The S&P 500 hovered near all-time highs as major stock indexes marked gains for a second straight week.

Wall Street has made modest gains as a tepid US jobs report kept expectations muted for another interest rate hike this year.

Billions made and lost but what did we really learn?

It was confession time for the nation's biggest listed corporations so who did well and who's had explaining to do?

Spring returns to ASX's step after turbulent week

The S&P/ASX 200 index swung from gains to losses and back again on Friday.

The first day of spring brought a bit of sunshine to the Australian sharemarket, capping a hectic week.

8@eight: ASX set for flat start to September

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Wall Street pushed higher overnight, setting up the local sharemarket for a slightly higher open.

Hedge funds take control of Slater & Gordon

Slater and Gordon is battling an exodus of senior talent, with its long-standing head of industrial relations the latest ...

Class action law firm Slater & Gordon is set to be owned by a consortium of international hedge funds after agreeing to a bailout that will see it emerge with a new board and strategy.

'Many will go to zero': Inside the bitcoin-fuelled bubble

Bitcoin's value has exploded over the past year, rising as much as 700 per cent.

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If you haven't paid attention to (or have purposefully avoided) the crypto-currency phenomenon, now is probably a good time to tune in.

ASX ends 'subdued' earnings season

Outlook guidance for next year is less certain than it was.

The ASX emerged from August reporting season deflated by a mildly disappointing month of profit results, and undermined by heavy losses in big names.

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213.00

Percentage up/down

45.13% rise
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199.00

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42.16% fall
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60.00

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12.71% steady

Last updated: Sep 1, 2017 - 4:50PM

8@eight: $A retreats, ASX set for flat start

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The Australian dollar fell back towards US79c as the greenback rebounded while the local sharemarket is poised for a flat start.

Shares wobbled but ultimately finished flat on Wednesday.

ASX flat as Telstra's big dividend era ends

Shares wobbled on Wednesday as the ASX failed to join in on a region-wide rebound, weighed down by a sharp fall in Telstra as it traded ex-dividend.

The Aussie is once again subject to international forces beyond its control.

Aussie dollar to hit US85¢ in 2018

CBA currency analysts believe a continued slide in the greenback could see the Aussie dollar push as high as US85¢ by the end of next year.

8@eight: ASX set for positive open

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Calmer heads have prevailed once again in financial markets, setting up the local sharemarket for a positive open.

There are more gains to come for the Aussie dollar in 2018, CBA analysts say.

Aussie dollar to hit US85¢ in 2018

CBA currency analysts believe a continued slide in the greenback could see the Aussie dollar push as high as US85¢ by the end of next year.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7969	0.7967	0.0021rise	0.26% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6721	0.6717	0.0046rise	0.68% rise
Updated: September 2, 2017 - 5:00AM

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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
HyGieaCare Inc.	HGC	24/09/2017	0.40
Mayur Resources Limited	MRL	31/08/2017	0.40
MCP Master Income Trust	MXT	08/10/2017	2.00
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
Titomic Limited	TTT	12/09/2017	0.20
VGI Partners Global Investments Limited	VG1	27/09/2017	2.00

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
CE1	CALIMA ENERGY	0.059rise	0.011	0.049
RLE	REAL ENERGY CORP	0.145rise	0.081	0.130
MAU	MAGNETIC RESOURCES	0.200rise	0.140	0.140
CA8	COASSETS LTD.	0.400rise	0.300	0.300
JRV	JERVOIS MINING	0.185rise	0.140	0.165
RIE	RIEDEL RESOURCES LTD	0.032rise	0.025	0.032
GRB	GAGE ROADS BREWING	0.059rise	0.047	0.048
DDD	3D RESOURCES LIMITED	0.010rise	0.008	0.009
MAR	MALACHITE RESOURCES	0.005rise	0.004	0.005
VMX	VALMEC LIMITED	0.225rise	0.190	0.225
Updated: September 1, 2017 - 4:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ATT	ANTE REAL ESTATE TST	0.005fall	0.010	0.010
ICU	ISENTRIC LTD.	0.030fall	0.060	0.060
WRG	WATER RES GRP LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
MTH	MITHRIL RESOURCES	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
RFT	RECTIFIER TECHNOLOG	0.012fall	0.017	0.015
TYK	TYCHEAN RESOURCES	0.003fall	0.004	0.003
CTE	CRYOSITE LIMITED	0.130fall	0.165	0.165
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.008fall	0.010	0.009
SP1	SEARCH PARTY GROUP	0.004fall	0.005	0.004
HCT	HOLISTA COLLTECH LTD	0.086fall	0.105	0.096
Updated: September 1, 2017 - 4:50PM

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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