Markets

  1. ASX 200
    +55.60
    3798.3
    at 13:03
  2. Oil
    -0.23
    US$48.58
    06 Jan '09
  3. Dow Jones
    +62.21
    9015.1
    06 Jan '09
  4. AUD/USD
    -0.0020
    0.7213
    at 13:17

Market Charts

at 01:25PM

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ASX2003798.3 +55.6+1.49%
ASX200 daily chart
All Ords3744.2 +55.0+1.49%
All Ords daily chart
Nikkei9080.84 +37.72+0.42%
Nikkei daily chart
Hang Seng15509.51 -53.8-0.35%
Hang Seng daily chart
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DJIA9015.1 +62.21+0.69%
DJIA daily chart
S&P 500934.7 +7.25+0.78%
S&P 500 daily chart
NASDAQ1274.41 +16.95+1.35%
NASDAQ daily chart
S&P 100442.72 +1.89+0.43%
S&P 100 daily chart
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FTSE4638.92 +59.28+1.29%
FTSE daily chart
DAX 305026.31 +42.32+0.85%
DAX 30 daily chart
CAC 403396.22 +36.3+1.08%
CAC 40 daily chart
Euro Top1001918.67 +33.0+1.75%
Euro Top100 daily chart
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AUD/USD0.7213 -0.002-0.28%
AUD/USD daily chart
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Oil48.58 -0.23-0.47%
Oil daily chart

Share Market

ASX200 - Top Gainers

at 01:02PM

PositionCodeNamePricePercent
1BLYBoart Longyear0.30+27.08%
2PNAPanaust0.22+25.71%
3TIMTimbercorp0.17+21.42%
4EQNEquinox Minerals..2.37+20.61%
5BBPBabcock and Brow..0.12+20.00%
6MREMinara Resources..0.43+14.66%
7BBIBabcock & Brown ..0.14+11.53%
8GMGGoodman Group0.83+11.33%
9KZLKagara Ltd0.70+11.11%
10AAXAusenco2.75+10.88%

ASX200 - Top Losers

at 12:54PM

PositionCodeNamePricePercent
1TSOTishman Speyer O..0.17-8.11%
2RMDResMed5.01-6.01%
3BNBBabcock & Brown0.36-5.2%
4RIVRiversdale Minin..2.60-5.11%
5MMGMacquarie Media ..1.03-5.07%
6MGXMount Gibson Iro..0.49-4.86%
7MCCMacarthur Coal L..3.40-4.77%
8TPITranspacific Ind..3.62-4.74%
9BPTBeach Petroleum ..0.93-4.15%
10LEILeighton Holding..23.97-4.12%

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Australian Market Data

at 01:03PM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
All Ords3744.2+55.00+1.49%
S&P/ASX 202276.7+36.50+1.63%
S&P/ASX 503835.9+60.70+1.61%
S&P/ASX 1003127.6+47.00+1.53%
ASX2003798.3+55.60+1.49%
S&P/ASX 3003783.5+55.40+1.49%
S&P/ASX MidCap3433.1+31.00+0.91%
S&P/ASX Small Orders1808.1+18.10+1.01%

World Market Data

Market close / Jan 06

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
S&P 500934.7+7.25+0.78%
NASDAQ1274.41+16.95+1.35%
FTSE4638.92+59.28+1.29%
DAX 305026.31+42.32+0.85%
CAC 403396.22+36.30+1.08%
Euro Top1001918.67+33.00+1.75%
Nikkei9080.84+37.72+0.42%
Hang Seng15509.51-53.80-0.35%

S&P/ASX Sectors

at 01:03PM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
Consumer1209.5-5.30-0.44%
Energy13300.9+323.70+2.49%
Financials3626.5+44.50+1.24%
Healthcare7966-83.20-1.03%
Industrials3325.3+15.00+0.45%
Infotech443.2-9.30-2.06%
Materials9306.6+289.90+3.22%
Property Trusts918.6+20.20+2.25%
Consumer Staples6091.8+1.20+0.02%
Telco Services1283.6+21.70+1.72%

Currencies

10 Year Bond Yield4.2895+0.03+0.70%

90 Day Bank Bill5.635+0.01+0.18%

Markets FX Cross Rates

Market AUD USD EUR GBP HKD NZD SGD
AUD AUD0.72130.53520.48465.60831.20831.0635
-0.28+0.13-0.78+0.90-0.58+0.61
USD 1.3824USD0.7390.67047.7536N/A1.4702
-0.90+0.63-1.53+0.02N/A-0.28
EUR 1.87091.3533EUR0.907310.49252.26071.9896
-1.50-0.62-2.13-0.62-2.06-0.91
GBP 2.06161.49141.1021GBP11.5642.49142.1929
+0.61+1.52+2.20+1.56+0.04+1.27
HKD 0.17830.1290.9533N/AHKD0.21550.1896
-0.890.00+0.58N/A-1.46-0.26
NZD 0.82740.59860.44230.40144.6402NZD0.8801
+0.64+1.47+2.15-0.02+1.47+1.21
SGD N/A0.680.50260.4565.27381.1362SGD
N/A+0.12+0.90-1.26+0.29-1.20

Commodities - US Exchanges

Precious Metals

NamePriceChangePercentUnitsLast Update
Gold864.1+4.8+0.56%USD/ozMarket Close / Jan 06
Silver11.47+0.23+2.05%USD/ozMarket Close / Jan 06
Platinum968+18.5+1.95%USD/ozMarket Close / Jan 06
Palladium198.5+13.0+7.01%USD/ozMarket Close / Jan 06

Base Metals

NamePriceChangePercentUnitsLast Update
Aluminium1571.5+55.5+3.66%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06
Lead1192+57+5.02%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06
Copper3353+203+6.44%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06
Nickel13157+405+3.18%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06
Tin12145+415+3.54%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06
Zinc1292.25+19.5+1.53%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06

Soft Commodities

NamePriceChangePercentUnitsLast Update
Oil48.58-0.23-0.47%USD/bblMarket Close / Jan 06
Corn427.5+16.25+3.95%USD/bslMarket Close / Jan 06
Lumber289+7+2.48%USD/1000ftMarket Close / Jan 06
Sugar13.3+0.31+2.39%Cents/lbMarket Close / Jan 06
Wheat6.435+0.2675+4.34%USD/bushellMarket Close / Jan 06
Wool76400.00%USD/tnMarket Close / Jan 06

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CurrencyValue
AUD/USD0.7213
AUD/EUR0.5352
AUD/GBP0.4846
AUD/JPY67.755

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