US stocks have finished lower following mixed earnings and a surprising rise in producer prices, snapping a five-day winning streak for the Dow that included three straight record closings.
Hot Chili has secured US$25 million in debt funding which will be partially used to complete its prefeasibility study at its Productora copper project in Chile.
The Dow and S&P 500 have edged to record closing highs for the second day in a row even as the Nasdaq fell on concerns technology stocks are overvalued.
The Australian share market has closed higher, led by big mining stocks, after markets in the United States lifted and investment bank JP Morgan expressed confidence in the resources sector.
The Dow and S&P 500 has closed at fresh record highs, spurred by a strong rally in technology stocks that lifted the Nasdaq Composite Index by nearly 1.8 per cent.
The Dow has closed at a fresh record high as US stocks rallied, with investors shrugging off mixed earnings reports and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
The Australian dollar remains well above 93.5 US cents after better than expected employment figures fuelled hopes of a sustained jobs market recovery.
US stocks have finished mostly higher following more-conciliatory statements by Russia's president amid the Ukraine crisis, but weak earnings from some technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq into the red.
Copper and gold explorer Stavely Minerals debuted on the ASX today in what was the first float by a Western Australia-based minerals play in more than a year.
US stocks have retreated as a sell-off in Twitter revived worries about the tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurer AIG hit financial stocks.
