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Markets Live: ASX set for gains

Local shares are poised to open higher as tech and auto markers lifted Wall Street to fresh records.

The Australian share market is set to advance this morning after Wall Street continued to power to fresh record highs overnight.

8@eight: ASX set to keep on a roll

Investors are playing it safe.

The Australian market looks set to open higher, as market optimism turns positive after overseas stock markets rose overnight.

RBA holds rates steady at 1.5%

Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, is yet to move rates in his tenure.

The RBA has kept rates steady at their historical low of 1.5 per cent, as widely expected, while offering little to encourage talk the central bank will hike in 2018.

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The S&P/ASX 200 index is poised to start the final quarter of the year higher.

Markets Live: Miners propel ASX gains

Shares start the month on the front foot after investors pile into miners, sending South32 to fresh highs, while Beach Energy shares surge on their return to trade.

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX to open higher

Local sharemarket poised to open the week in positive territory after tech stocks pushed Wall Street higher.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7832 0.783 -0.0004fall -0.05% fall
AUD/EUR 0.6673 0.667 0.0000steady 0.00% steady
Updated: October 4, 2017 - 9:20AM

Floats & IPOs

Upcoming IPOs
Company Security Code Float date Issue $
Appetise (Holdings) Limited ATZ 07/11/2017 0.20
Bojun Agriculture Holdings Limited BAH 06/11/2017 0.30
CannPal Animal Therapeutics Limited CP1 19/10/2017 0.00
engage:BDR Limited EN1 06/10/2017 0.20
Fat Prophets Global Property Fund FPP 04/10/2017 1.10
State Gas Limited GAS 17/10/2017 0.20
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
Magellan Global Trust MGG 18/10/2017 1.50
MCP Master Income Trust MXT 09/10/2017 2.00
Nanollose Limited NC6 10/11/2017 0.20
Registry Direct Limited RD1 16/10/2017 0.20
Stirfire Limited SFS 29/09/2017 0.20
Tao Commodities Ltd TAO 31/10/2017 0.20
Tando Resources Limited TNO 20/10/2017 0.20

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
CZR COZIRON RESOURCES 0.028rise 0.013 0.016
FGF FIRST GROWTH FUNDS 0.010rise 0.007 0.009
YOJ YOJEE LIMITED 0.220rise 0.177 0.177
ESV ESERVGLOBAL LIMITED 0.160rise 0.130 0.130
ZNO ZOONO GROUP LTD 0.435rise 0.355 0.355
EUC EUROPEAN COBALT LTD 0.210rise 0.175 0.175
AAR ANGLO AUSTRALIAN 0.062rise 0.053 0.060
NGY NUENERGY GAS LTD 0.055rise 0.048 0.048
LCT LIVING CELL TECH. 0.210rise 0.185 0.185
TKL TRAKA RESOURCES 0.034rise 0.030 0.031
Updated: October 3, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
SP1 SEARCH PARTY GROUP 0.002fall 0.004 0.004
WPG WPG RES LTD 0.019fall 0.035 0.035
PNW PACIFIC STAR NETWORK 0.150fall 0.265 0.265
R3D R3D GLOBAL LTD 0.030fall 0.045 0.045
NME NEX METALS EXPLORAT 0.003fall 0.004 0.004
XPE XPED LIMITED 0.007fall 0.009 0.009
JIP JACK-IN GROUP LTD 0.120fall 0.150 0.130
AOA AUSMON RESORCES 0.004fall 0.005 0.005
HT1 HT&E; LIMITED 1.785fall 2.050 2.050
4WD AUTO SOLUTIONS LTD 0.210fall 0.240 0.240
Updated: October 3, 2017 - 6:50PM