Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Global Stock Market News

Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to a six-month low on Monday while the yen rose to near a 16-month peak, on persistent worries about a global trade war.
The Nikkei fell 0.9 per cent to 20,439.98 in midmorning trade after hitting a low of 20,347.49, the weakest since late September.

The dollar traded at 104.835 yen after falling to 104.560, its lowest since November 2016.

US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum last week that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from China, although the measures have a 30-day consultation period before they take effect.

Tokyo stocks also continue to be pressured by a cronyism scandal that has gripped the country and sparked a political crisis for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Oil and gas developer Australis Oil and Gas, is advancing its investment strategy by moving to a meaningful test production program in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Bell Potter analysts noted.

The analysts said that they have lifted their price target for the stock by 92 per cent to 75¢, up from 39¢, with the company set to begin further TMS drilling in the third quarter of 2018.

They also pencilled in 333 per cent growth in earnings per share by the end of 2019 and expect the company's sales to reach US$166m by the end of 2020, up from US$23m in 2017.

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