Markets Live: Banks power ASX
Gains for the big four banks helped the ASX to advance on Wednesday, with the benchmark closing firmly over the key 6000 level for the first time since the middle of November.
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AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED.
- Percentage up/down
- 3.30% rise
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ALL ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 2.12% rise
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AMC AMCOR LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.19% rise
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AMP AMP LIMITED
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- 0.19% rise
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ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.49% rise
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APA APA GROUP
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- 0.98% rise
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ASX ASX LIMITED
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- 1.22% rise
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AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED
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- -0.57% fall
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BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.95% rise
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BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.59% rise
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CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA.
- Percentage up/down
- 0.76% rise
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CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED.
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- 0.73% rise
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CSL CSL LIMITED
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- -0.84% fall
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CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.62% rise
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DXS DEXUS
- Percentage up/down
- 1.19% rise
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FMG FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD
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- 1.32% rise
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GMG GOODMAN GROUP
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- -0.34% fall
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GPT GPT GROUP
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- 0.56% rise
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IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED
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- -0.14% fall
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IPL INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED
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- 0.50% rise
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JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
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- 0.33% rise
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LLC LENDLEASE GROUP
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- -0.19% fall
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MGR MIRVAC GROUP
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- 0.00% steady
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MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED
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- 0.00% steady
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MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.27% rise
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NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.68% rise
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NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.84% rise
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ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED
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- 2.73% rise
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ORI ORICA LIMITED
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- -0.98% fall
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OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED
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- -0.42% fall
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QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
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- 0.53% rise
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QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED
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- -0.65% fall
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RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED
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- 0.37% rise
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RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED
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- 0.22% rise
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S32 SOUTH32 LIMITED
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- 0.90% rise
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SCG SCENTRE GROUP
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- 0.24% rise
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SGP STOCKLAND
- Percentage up/down
- 0.21% rise
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SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.50% rise
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STO SANTOS LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.20% rise
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SUN SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED
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- 0.21% rise
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SYD SYDNEY AIRPORT
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- -1.19% fall
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TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP
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- -0.71% fall
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TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED.
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- -0.29% fall
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TWE TREASURY WINE ESTATES LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 1.04% rise
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VCX VICINITY CENTRES
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- 0.00% steady
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WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
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- 0.74% rise
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WES WESFARMERS LIMITED
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- 0.28% rise
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WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION
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- 0.00% steady
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WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED
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- 0.71% rise
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WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED
- Percentage up/down
- 0.39% rise
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Market Indices
Updated: November 29, 2017 - 4:46PM
Market Activity
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Advances
- Price
- 261.00
- Percentage up/down
- 55.77% rise
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Declines
- Price
- 157.00
- Percentage up/down
- 33.55% fall
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Unchanged
- Price
- 50.00
- Percentage up/down
- 10.68% steady
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| Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.7577 | 0.7575 | -0.0019fall | -0.25% fall |
| AUD/EUR | 0.6389 | 0.6386 | -0.0026fall | -0.41% fall |
| Updated: November 30, 2017 - 6:50AM | ||||