Last updated: June 28, 2010

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  1. Dow Jones
    -8.99
    10143.81
    at 25 Jun 10
  2. Oil
    +3.26
    79.12
    at 25 Jun 10
  3. ASX 200
    -66.7
    4413.0
    at 16:10
  4. AUD/USD
    -0.0
    0.8642
    at 23:59

Market Charts at 12:00AM

Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
Hang Seng 20690.79 -165.82 -0.8
Hang Seng daily chart
ASX200 4413.0 -66.7 -1.49
ASX200 daily chart
All Ords 4439.4 -64.7 -1.44
All Ords daily chart
Nikkei 9737.48 -190.86 -1.92
Nikkei daily chart
Switch to Chart Points Change Percent
DJIA 10143.81 -8.99 -0.09
DJIA daily chart
S&P; 500 1076.76 +3.07 +0.29
S&P 500 daily chart
S&P; 100 486.62 -0.05 -0.01
S&P 100 daily chart
NASDAQ 1838.52 -6.07 -0.33
NASDAQ daily chart
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CAC 40 3519.73 -35.63 -1.0
CAC 40 daily chart
DAX 30 3987.77 -56.77 -1.4
DAX 30 daily chart
FTSE 5046.47 -53.76 -1.05
FTSE daily chart
Euro Top100 2125.97 -14.22 -0.66
Euro Top100 daily chart
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AUD/USD 0.8642 -0.0 -0.33
AUD/USD daily chart
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Oil 79.12 +3.26 +4.3
Oil daily chart

Share Market

ASX200 - Top Gainers at 04:10PM

Position Code Name Price Percent
1 ELD Elders Limited 0.365 +10.6%
2 LYC Lynas Corp 0.595 +8.18%
3 CGF Challenger Fina.. 3.6 +4.34%
4 BXB Brambles 5.77 +3.03%
5 JHX James Hardie In.. 6.54 +2.66%
6 WBCPA Westpac SPS 102.9 +2.38%
7 ENV Envestra 0.505 +2.02%
8 AIX Aust. Infrastru.. 1.765 +2.02%
9 SMX SMS Consulting 5.82 +1.74%
10 MTS Metcash Ltd 4.23 +1.68%

Australian Market Data at 04:49PM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
All Ords 4439.4 -64.70 -1.44%
S&P;/ASX 50 4436.3 -71.20 -1.58%
ASX200 4413.0 -66.70 -1.49%
S&P;/ASX 300 4404.5 -65.80 -1.47%
S&P;/ASX MidCap 3951.8 -39.50 -0.99%
S&P;/ASX Small Orders 2326.7 -24.80 -1.05%
S&P;/ASX 20 2687.1 -47.30 -1.73%
S&P;/ASX 100 3614.7 -55.50 -1.51%

ASX200 - Top Losers at 04:10PM

Position Code Name Price Percent
1 ISF iSOFT 0.175 -7.9%
2 CTX Caltex Aust 9.66 -6.67%
3 PLA Platinum Austra.. 0.73 -5.81%
4 GNS Gunns Limited 0.61 -4.69%
5 GFF Goodman Fielder 1.34 -4.29%
6 EQN Equinox Minerals 4.3 -4.24%
7 SVW Seven Group Hol.. 5.8 -4.14%
8 AQP Aquarius Platin.. 6.31 -4.11%
9 AAD Ardent Leisure .. 1.065 -4.06%
10 MMX Murchison Metals 2.15 -4.02%

World Market Data at 12:00AM

Index / SecurityPriceChangePercent
CAC 40 3519.73 -35.63 -1.0%
Euro Top100 2125.97 -14.22 -0.66%
FTSE 5046.47 -53.76 -1.05%
DAX 30 3987.77 -56.77 -1.4%
Hang Seng 20690.79 -165.82 -0.8%
Nikkei 9737.48 -190.86 -1.92%
NASDAQ 1838.52 -6.07 -0.33%
S&P; 500 1076.76 +3.07 +0.29%

S&P/ASX Sectors at 04:49PM

Index / Security Price Change Percent
Consumer 1474.8 -20.3 -1.36%
Energy 14418.2 -239.4 -1.63%
Financials 4273.1 -69.8 -1.61%
Healthcare 8199.5 -135.2 -1.62%
Infotech 645.5 -14.3 -2.17%
Materials 11818.7 -206.0 -1.71%
Property Trusts 857.2 -12.9 -1.48%
Consumer Staples 7486.2 -86.5 -1.14%
Telco Services 1115.6 -12.7 -1.13%

Currencies

10 Year Bond Yield 5.2482 -0.06 -1.18%

90 Day Bank Bill 5.635 +0.01 +0.27%

Markets FX Cross Rates

Market AUD USD EUR GBP HKD NZD SGD
AUD AUD 0.8642 0.703 0.5808 6.7987 1.224 1.2126
-0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.06 0.0 0.01
USD 1.1439 USD 0.8075 0.6638 7.7775 N/A 1.3875
-0.01 -0.0 -0.01 -0.0 -0.01
EUR 1.4163 1.238 EUR 0.8216 9.6282 1.7338 1.7175
-0.01 0.0 -0.0 0.04 -0.01 -0.0
GBP 1.7235 1.5068 1.2171 GBP 11.718 2.1103 2.0903
0.0 0.01 0.01 0.1 0.0 0.01
HKD 0.1471 0.1286 1.0383 N/A HKD 0.1801 0.1784
-0.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0
NZD 0.8168 0.714 0.577 0.4739 5.5511 NZD 0.9903
-0.0 0.01 0.0 -0.0 0.04 0.0
SGD N/A 0.7208 0.5823 0.4784 5.6064 1.0098 SGD
0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.02 -0.0

Commodities - US Exchanges

Precious Metals

Name Price Change Percent Units Last Update
Gold 1256.2 +13.25 +1.07% USD/oz Market Close / Jun 25
Palladium 471.0 -0.5 -0.11% USD/oz Market Close / Jun 24
Platinum 1561.5 -6.5 -0.41% USD/oz Market Close / Jun 24
Silver 19.11 +0.36 +1.92% USD/oz Market Close / Jun 25

Base Metals

NamePriceChangePercentUnitsLast Update
Aluminium 1970.25 +34.25 +1.77% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25
Copper 6742.75 +76.25 +1.14% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25
Lead 1791.75 -4.50 -0.25% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25
Nickel 19679.0 +352.00 +1.82% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25
Tin 18062.0 -29.00 -0.16% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25
Zinc 1841.5 -0.25 -0.01% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 25

Soft Commodities

Name Price Change Percent Units Last Update
Corn 344.75 -1.75 -0.51% USD/bsl Market Close / Jun 24
Lumber 182.0 +4.1 +2.3% USD/1000ft Market Close / Jun 24
Sugar 16.37 -0.45 -2.68% Cents/lb Market Close / Jun 25
Wheat 4.71 +0.08 +1.73% USD/bushell Market Close / Jun 25
Wool 883.0 0.0 0.0% USD/tn Market Close / Jun 24
Oil 79.12 +3.26 +4.3% USD/bbl Market Close / Jun 25

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CurrencyValue
AUD/USD 0.8642
AUD/EUR 0.703
AUD/GBP 0.5808
AUD/JPY 78.01