Markets News
Local shares add 1.1 per cent
4:32PM AUSTRALIAN shares added 1.1 per cent after positive Chinese trade data boosted markets already buoyed by positive US earnings and hopes for a pick up in local buyout deals.
Shares close flat in wary trade
4:19PM AUSTRALIAN shares close largely unchanged after a day of tepid trading as investors gear up for the start of the US earnings season.
Mirraboooka expects more market volatility
2:01PM INVESTMENT firm Mirrabooka expects share market volatility to continue for the next six months before a return to some normality later in 2012.
More bad news retailers - shoppers keep saving
11:29AM IF retailers thought last year was hard, they're in for a bad 2012 with consumers set to hang on to their cash, experts say.
Bonds firmer but quiet day expected
8:41AM THE Australian bond market has opened slightly firmer but is excepted to trade within a narrow range.
Market Charts at 12:00AM
| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| Hang Seng | 18865.72 | +272.66 | +1.47 |
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| ASX200 | 4152.2 | +46.8 | +1.14 |
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| All Ords | 4206.6 | +45.1 | +1.08 |
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| Nikkei | 8390.35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| DJIA | 12392.6904 | +32.77 | +0.27 |
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| S&P 500 | 1280.7 | +2.89 | +0.23 |
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| S&P 100 | 575.64 | -10.07 | -1.72 |
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| NASDAQ | 2676.56 | +2.34 | +0.09 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| CAC 40 | 3127.69 | -9.67 | -0.31 |
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| DAX 30 | 6017.23 | -40.69 | -0.67 |
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| FTSE | 5612.26 | -37.42 | -0.66 |
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| Euro Top100 | 2114.36 | -12.9 | -0.61 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| AUD/USD | 1.0304 | +0.01 | +0.54 |
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| Switch to Chart | Points | Change | Percent |
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| Oil | 101.95 | +0.64 | +0.63 |
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ASX200 - Top Gainers at 04:31PM
| Position | Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PBG | Pacific Brands | 0.64 | +14.28% |
| 2 | PRU | Perseus Mining .. | 2.77 | +8.62% |
| 3 | AWC | Alumina Ltd | 1.17 | +6.84% |
| 4 | QAN | Qantas Airways | 1.55 | +5.44% |
| 5 | GRY | Gryphon Minerals | 1.225 | +4.7% |
| 6 | AGO | Atlas Iron | 2.93 | +4.64% |
| 7 | SAR | Saracen Mineral | 0.825 | +4.43% |
| 8 | ILU | Iluka Resources | 16.09 | +4.41% |
| 9 | OMH | OM Holdings Lim.. | 0.36 | +4.34% |
| 10 | BPT | Beach Energy Li.. | 1.345 | +4.26% |
ASX200 - Top Losers at 04:31PM
| Position | Code | Name | Price | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSB | Mesoblast Ltd | 6.09 | -4.25% |
| 2 | IFL | IOOF Holdings | 5.31 | -2.21% |
| 3 | SIP | Sigma Pharmaceu.. | 0.545 | -1.81% |
| 4 | MQA | Macquarie Atlas.. | 1.375 | -1.79% |
| 5 | SBM | St Barbara | 2.01 | -1.48% |
| 6 | ACR | Acrux Limited | 2.93 | -1.35% |
| 7 | GCL | Gloucester Coal.. | 8.34 | -1.31% |
| 8 | TRS | Reject Shop | 10.5 | -1.23% |
| 9 | DTE | Dart Energy Lim.. | 0.405 | -1.22% |
| 10 | AUT | Aurora Oil & Gas | 3.29 | -1.21% |
Markets FX Cross Rates
| Market | AUD | USD | EUR | GBP | HKD | NZD | SGD |
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| AUD | AUD | 1.0304 | 0.8057 | 0.6627 | 7.7423 | 1.2979 | 1.2769 |
| 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.0 | 0.01 | ||
| USD | 1.0063 | USD | 0.7835 | 0.6303 | 7.7911 | N/A | 1.2851 |
| -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.01 | |||
| EUR | 1.3698 | 1.2764 | EUR | 0.858 | 10.6049 | 1.7612 | 1.7492 |
| -0.02 | 0.01 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.02 | -0.01 | ||
| GBP | 1.5964 | 1.5864 | 1.1655 | GBP | 12.3595 | 2.0524 | 2.0388 |
| -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.06 | -0.01 | 0.0 | ||
| HKD | 0.1292 | 0.1284 | 0.943 | N/A | HKD | 0.1661 | 0.1649 |
| -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| NZD | 0.7778 | 0.773 | 0.5679 | 0.4872 | 6.0215 | NZD | 0.9932 |
| -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| SGD | N/A | 0.7782 | 0.5717 | 0.4905 | 6.0632 | 1.0068 | SGD |
| -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | -0.03 | -0.01 |
Commodities - US Exchanges
Soft Commodities
| Name | Price | Change | Percent | Units | Last Update |
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| Corn | 652.0 | +8.5 | +1.32% | USD/bsl | Market Close / Jan 09 |
| Lumber | 249.9 | 0.0 | 0.0% | USD/1000ft | Market Close / Jan 09 |
| Sugar | 23.34 | +0.05 | +0.21% | Cents/lb | Market Close / Jan 09 |
| Wheat | 6.4175 | +0.17 | +2.72% | USD/bushell | Market Close / Jan 09 |
| Wool | 1177.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | USD/tn | Market Close / Jan 09 |
| Oil | 101.95 | +0.64 | +0.63% | USD/bbl | Market Close / Jan 10 |
Stock Quotes
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ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:31PM
| Code | Name | Price | Percent |
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| PBG | Pacific Brands | 0.64 | 14.28% |
| PRU | Perseus Mining .. | 2.77 | 8.62% |
| AWC | Alumina Ltd | 1.17 | 6.84% |
| MSB | Mesoblast Ltd | 6.09 | -4.25% |
| IFL | IOOF Holdings | 5.31 | -2.21% |
| SIP | Sigma Pharmaceu.. | 0.545 | -1.81% |
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