Markets Live: Earnings' last days
The ASX is set for a slow start as reporting season slows to a trickle with Lend Lease and Retail Food Group reporting today.
The ASX is set for a slow start as reporting season slows to a trickle with Lend Lease and Retail Food Group reporting today.
Wall Street nudged higher on Friday, setting the ASX up for a slightly positive start to the week.
Last year US crude-oil exports to China were puny. But all that's changed dramatically, with US shipments to China leapfrogging sales from neighbours such as Australia.
Tax reform details move to centre stage this week amid a major push by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans.
Donald Trump's name was rarely mentioned as top central bankers mulled the fate of the global economy, but his presence loomed large.
Shares on Wall Street ended the week mixed, in narrow trade. Oil gained as a hurricane churned toward the Texas Gulf coast.
Fed chair Janet Yellen said post-crisis regulations had improved "substantially" the resilience of the financial system.
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.
Chinese government reforms have caught the eye of speculators and sent a typically dull commodity to its highest prices in six years.
Global markets were marginally more productive Thursday than the previous session but the local sharemarket is still set for a flat start on another busy reporting day.
Miners helped propel the ASX higher on Thursday, with South32 the latest to impress the sharemarket with its earnings.
If the shares of Taiwan's largest airline are anything to go by, Apple's next iPhone will be a runaway success.
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.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7948 | 0.7944 | 0.0011rise | 0.14% rise |
AUD/EUR | 0.6651 | 0.6647 | -0.0003fall | -0.05% fall |
Updated: August 28, 2017 - 9:20AM |
Company | Security Code | Float date | Issue $ |
---|---|---|---|
Fat Prophets Global Property Fund | FPP | 13/09/2017 | 1.10 |
The GO2 People Ltd | GO2 | 22/09/2017 | 0.20 |
Mayur Resources Limited | MRL | 01/09/2017 | 0.40 |
MCP Master Income Trust | MXT | 09/10/2017 | 2.00 |
RightCrowd Limited | RCW | 18/09/2017 | 0.30 |
Registry Direct Limited | RD1 | 16/10/2017 | 0.20 |
Riversgold Limited | RGL | 11/09/2017 | 0.20 |
Stirfire Limited | SFS | 29/09/2017 | 0.20 |
TNT Mines Limited | TIN | 01/09/2017 | 0.20 |
Titomic Limited | TTT | 13/09/2017 | 0.20 |
VGI Partners Global Investments Limited | VG1 | 28/09/2017 | 2.00 |
Code | Name | New Highs | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
A2M | THE A2 MILK COMPANY | 5.280rise | 5.280 | 4.260 |
AD8 | AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 2.100rise | 2.100 | 1.800 |
AFG | AUST FINANCE GRP | 1.550rise | 1.550 | 1.500 |
APT | AFTERPAY TOUCH | 3.640rise | 3.640 | 3.200 |
ASL | AUSDRILL LIMITED | 2.340rise | 2.340 | 2.070 |
ASX | ASX LIMITED | 54.990rise | 54.990 | 54.570 |
AWC | ALUMINA LIMITED | 2.180rise | 2.180 | 2.065 |
BRI | BIG RIV INDUST LTD | 2.060rise | 2.060 | 1.900 |
BRL | BATHURST RES LTD. | 0.152rise | 0.152 | 0.115 |
CDM | CADENCE CAPITAL | 1.330rise | 1.330 | 1.300 |
Updated: August 25, 2017 - 6:50PM |
Code | Name | New Lows | Last Week | Last Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
ACG | ATCOR MEDICAL | 0.032fall | 0.032 | 0.035 |
ADR | ADHERIUM LTD | 0.090fall | 0.090 | 0.130 |
AGG | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 2.420fall | 2.420 | 2.500 |
AHL | AHALIFE HOLDINGS LTD | 0.014fall | 0.014 | 0.027 |
AJC | ACACIA COAL LTD | 0.003fall | 0.003 | 0.003 |
AJX | ALEXIUM INT GROUP | 0.390fall | 0.390 | 0.480 |
ALC | ALCIDION GROUP LTD | 0.049fall | 0.049 | 0.063 |
ALT | ANALYTICA LIMITED | 0.005fall | 0.005 | 0.005 |
AMH | AMCIL LIMITED | 0.870fall | 0.870 | 0.900 |
AQI | ALICANTO MIN LTD | 0.115fall | 0.115 | 0.140 |
Updated: August 25, 2017 - 4:15PM |
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