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Movers

8@eight: Bulls making a run

Investors are playing it safe.

The bulls have built on yesterday's solid gain in risk assets and the platform has been provided for the ASX 200 to make an assault on the top esculents of its 15-week trading range.

Strategists double down on ASX miners

Miners have performed well this year compared to the broader market.

Resource stocks are outperforming both the broader index and the banks so far this year and, according to equity strategists, those gains have further to run.

Macquarie, A2 lead shares higher

The A2 Milk Company delivered a trading update, maintaining its interest in exploring a special dividend.

The Australian sharemarket rose on Monday, lifted by Macquarie Group's upbeat trading update and the performance of commodity producers.

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Currencies

The Australian dollar hit two-year high on Friday.

Australian dollar soars to two-year high

The Australian dollar hit two-year highs against its US counterpart this week, a handy boost to Aussies looking to buy overseas goods or holiday abroad this summer.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.8012 0.801 -0.0008fall -0.10% fall
AUD/EUR 0.6704 0.6702 0.0006rise 0.09% rise
Updated: September 13, 2017 - 11:40PM

Floats & IPOs

Upcoming IPOs
Company Security Code Float date Issue $
Fat Prophets Global Property Fund FPP 04/10/2017 1.10
GEOOP Limited GEO 29/09/2017 0.00
The GO2 People Ltd GO2 22/09/2017 0.20
HyGieaCare Inc. HGC 25/09/2017 0.40
Lustrum Minerals Ltd LRM 10/10/2017 0.20
MCP Master Income Trust MXT 09/10/2017 2.00
Nanollose Limited NC6 10/11/2017 0.20
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
Tando Resources Limited TNO 20/10/2017 0.20
Titomic Limited TTT 21/09/2017 0.20
VGI Partners Global Investments Limited VG1 28/09/2017 2.00

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
SGC SACGASCO LTD 0.230rise 0.105 0.100
AL8 ALDERAN RESOURCE LTD 2.030rise 1.370 1.415
AKG ACADEMIES AUS GRP 0.385rise 0.310 0.350
CKA COKAL LTD 0.102rise 0.083 0.081
BXN BIOXYNE LTD 0.027rise 0.022 0.021
AGY ARGOSY MINERALS LTD 0.190rise 0.160 0.170
AIS AERIS RESOURCES LTD 0.085rise 0.072 0.075
APT AFTERPAY TOUCH 4.420rise 3.890 3.890
MYE MASTERMYNE GROUP LTD 0.610rise 0.540 0.560
KDR KIDMAN RESOURCES LTD 0.885rise 0.785 0.720
Updated: September 13, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
BBG BILLABONG 0.530fall 0.605 0.700
DTI DTI GROUP LTD 0.130fall 0.145 0.150
ISH ISHINE INT RES 0.011fall 0.012 0.012
XPE XPED LIMITED 0.011fall 0.012 0.013
ONE ONEVIEW HEALTHCARE 3.280fall 3.560 3.990
VEE VEEM LTD 0.550fall 0.583 0.560
FLC FLUENCE CORPORATION 0.650fall 0.685 0.670
CAT CATAPULT GRP INT LTD 1.290fall 1.345 1.600
RFX REDFLOW LIMITED 0.095fall 0.099 0.097
LNG LIQUEFIED NATURAL 0.510fall 0.530 0.530
Updated: September 13, 2017 - 6:50PM