| Index | Current value + | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5588.3 | risen by 0.34% 18.8 |
| Materials | 8798.6 | risen by 0.64% 55.7 |
| Industrials | 4378.2 | risen by 0.05% 2.2 |
| Financials | 6540.9 | risen by 0.24% 15.9 |
+ Indice values are delayed by at least 20 minutes. Values are indicative only.
| Indices | Value | Movement | Percentage Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTG | $0.025 | risen by $0.013 | +108.33% |
| CWG | $0.25 | risen by $0.08 | +47.06% |
| GID | $0.285 | risen by $0.055 | +23.91% |
| PHK | $0.063 | risen by $0.011 | +21.15% |
| Indices | Value | Movement | Percentage Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHL | $18.84 | fallen by $0.01 | -0.05% |
| CPU | $11.63 | fallen by $0.01 | -0.09% |
| SUL | $8.73 | fallen by $0.01 | -0.11% |
| IAG | $6.4 | fallen by $0.01 | -0.16% |
The T20 Big Bash League is gaining popularity. There is no doubt of the appeal of 20/20 cricket. It is built for the broad market being short, fast and fun. Cricket is being packaged to appeal to our apparent shortening attention span. Journalism has been focused on our shortening attention spans for longer; this is particularly the case with financial journalism. But in finance, is short-termism fast and fun?
Continue readingTraders and investors caught short heading into the FOMC scrambled for cover in Europe and the US, in many cases driving indices to their best one day performance for 2015.
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Continue readingIn spite of a frenzied pre-mortem, a benign statement from the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee and steadying commodity markets drove investors back into share markets overnight. A calmer, stronger ruble helped offset European growth fears, highlighted in the overnight session by further declines in inflation.
Continue readingOffshore jitters sent ripples through to Australian stocks. The open saw the local equities take 65 points off the index, catalysed by a mass-exit in energy stocks, yet again.
Continue reading| Date/time | Code | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2015 7:07PM | RED | Quarterly activities report |
| 30 Jan 2015 6:40PM | CZA | Quarterly Activities Report |
| 30 Jan 2015 5:43PM | ORE | Trading Halt |
| 30 Jan 2015 5:01PM | TNE | Acquisition of ICON Strategic Solutions Pty Ltd |
| 30 Jan 2015 4:42PM | ZIM | Quarterly Activities Report |
| 30 Jan 2015 4:37PM | ENE | Earnings and Interim Dividend Guidance Update |
| 30 Jan 2015 4:14PM | AXZ | Quarterly Activities Report |
| 30 Jan 2015 2:57PM | ATR | December Quarterly Production and Exploration Report |
| Company | Dividend | Franking | Ex-dividend date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAM Research Limited (WAX) | 4¢ | 100% | 18/05/2015 |
| WAM Capital Limited (WAM) | 7¢ | 100% | 20/04/2015 |
| Korvest Ltd (KOV) | 17¢ | 100% | 25/02/2015 |
| GUD Holdings Limited (GUD) | 20¢ | 100% | 18/02/2015 |
| Milton Corporation Limited (MLT) | 8.5¢ | 100% | 12/02/2015 |
| BKI Investment Company Limited (BKI) | 3.55¢ | 100% | 12/02/2015 |
| ResMed Inc. (RMD) | 2.95¢ | 0% | 10/02/2015 |
| Westoz Investment Company Limited (WIC) | 4.5¢ | 100% | 06/02/2015 |
| Ozgrowth Limited (OZG) | 0.75¢ | 100% | 06/02/2015 |
| Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited (AFI) | 9¢ | 100% | 05/02/2015 |
