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Markets Live: ASX slumps again

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

Shares shrug off another positive offshore lead to record widespread losses, led by selling in the major banks and supermarket owners.

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 0.7862 0.786 0.0026rise 0.33% rise
AUD/EUR 0.668 0.6677 0.0007rise 0.10% rise
Updated: October 4, 2017 - 4:10PM

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
TKL TRAKA RESOURCES 0.048rise 0.030 0.031
YOJ YOJEE LIMITED 0.270rise 0.177 0.177
BAS BASS OIL LTD 0.006rise 0.004 0.004
EUC EUROPEAN COBALT LTD 0.240rise 0.175 0.175
ZNO ZOONO GROUP LTD 0.465rise 0.355 0.355
ELS ELSIGHT LTD 0.400rise 0.320 0.320
LCT LIVING CELL TECH. 0.225rise 0.185 0.185
HAO HAOMA MINING NL 0.250rise 0.210 0.210
ARV ARTEMIS RESOURCES 0.332rise 0.280 0.280
DOR DORIEMUS PLC 0.610rise 0.525 0.525
Updated: October 4, 2017 - 4:10PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
SP1 SEARCH PARTY GROUP 0.001fall 0.004 0.004
WPG WPG RES LTD 0.018fall 0.035 0.035
RIM RIMFIRE PACIFIC 0.017fall 0.020 0.020
KNO KNOSYS LIMITED 0.070fall 0.082 0.072
HT1 HT&E; LIMITED 1.760fall 2.050 2.050
OBJ OBJ LIMITED 0.035fall 0.039 0.039
SVT SERVTECH GLOBAL LTD 0.080fall 0.088 0.088
MZI MZI RES LTD 0.105fall 0.115 0.115
RFX REDFLOW LIMITED 0.086fall 0.093 0.091
SXL STHN CROSS MEDIA 1.090fall 1.172 1.172
Updated: October 4, 2017 - 4:10PM