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A rate cut in February and expectations of further monetary easing has fuelled a stellar start to the year for the Australian sharemarket.

Markets Live: Worst week in three months

Jens Meyer and Patrick Commins Live

The ASX ends the week down 4.25 per cent, while the Aussie hovers just above six-year lows.

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Investors remain uncertain whether the Fed will raise rates at its September meeting.

Jobs data makes rate move unclear

8:01PM

Global equity markets tumbled and the dollar was mixed on Friday after a US jobs report for August kindled uncertainty over whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in two weeks.

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The Australian dollar is fetching just above 69 US cents, its lowest mark since April, 2009.

$A plunges on back of US jobs data

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The Australian dollar fell 1.6pc in New York trading on Friday as US labour data bolstered bets the Fed will lift interest rates this month.

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"I'm confident that the renminbi exchange rate will be more or less stable around the equilibrium level," People's Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang said.

Yuan will stabilise, China central bank official says

Olga Tanas 5:53AM

People's Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang said China's economic fundamentals are solid and the country's currency will be stable.

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$A plunges on back of US jobs data
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The Australian dollar fell 1.6pc in New York trading on Friday as US labour data bolstered bets the Fed will lift interest rates this month.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys($AU1)	Sells($AU1)	$ Movement	% Movement
Last updated: September 5, 2015 - 9:00AM
AUD/USD	0.6909	0.6905	0.0000	0.00%
AUD/EUR	0.6195	0.6188	-0.0006	-0.10%
AUD/GBP	0.4554	0.455	-0.0001	-0.02%

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Sector	Turnover($AU)	Volume	Trades
Last updated: September 4, 2015 - 8:02PM
Market total	5,546,531,637	1,834,096,578	872,623
Industrial	4,688,997,672	898,962,534	742,387
Mining	783,405,374	934,765,140	126,389

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Despite Woolworths' attempt to take on Bunnings in late May, Masters posted its worst quarterly loss of $66 million during the three months to May 1.

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Company	Price	%
Last updated: Sep 4, 2015 - 7:00PM
REDBANK COPPER LTD	0.002	100.00
STONE RESOURCES AUS	0.002	100.00
ESPERANCE MINERALS	0.049	44.12
FLAT GLASS IND.	0.050	42.86
ONCARD INTERNATIONAL	0.210	40.00

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Company	Price	%
Last updated: Sep 4, 2015 - 7:00PM
BRONSON GROUP LTD	0.003	-50.00
BLACK STAR PETROLEUM	0.001	-50.00
METAL BANK LTD	0.010	-44.44
CASTILLO COPPER LTD	0.002	-33.33
FERTOZ LTD	0.150	-25.00

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ASX - 52 Weeks Lows

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
NTM	NORTHERN MANGANESE	0.008	0.017	0.013
NYO	NYOTA MINERALS LTD	0.001	0.002	0.001
GSC	GLOBAL GEOSCIENCE	0.002	0.004	0.003
AJR	ARUNTA RESOURCES LTD	0.001	0.002	0.002
BSP	BLACK STAR PETROLEUM	0.001	0.002	0.001
Last updated: Sep 5, 2015

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
KNE	KUNENE RESOURCES LTD	0.175	0.031	0.031
RAD	RADAR IRON LIMITED	0.040	0.015	0.015
SVL	SILVER MINES LIMITED	0.004	0.002	0.002
PLS	PILBARA MIN LTD	0.190	0.120	0.130
WWI	WEST WITS MINING LTD	0.020	0.013	0.014
Last updated: Sep 5, 2015

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Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	04 Sep 15	End of Day
NMS	04 Sep 15	Change of Director's Interest Notice
NMS	04 Sep 15	Change of Director's Interest Notice
AAL	04 Sep 15	Initial Director's Interest Notice
TYX	04 Sep 15	Appendix 3B
CGF	04 Sep 15	Notice pursuant to section 259C(2) exemption
STW	04 Sep 15	Daily Fund Update
SLF	04 Sep 15	Daily Fund Update
SFY	04 Sep 15	Daily Fund Update
DIV	04 Sep 15	Daily Fund Update

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
SNZ	06 Sep 2015	0.0142
LEP	06 Sep 2015	0.0845
IIN	06 Sep 2015	0.6914
FXJ	07 Sep 2015	0.0200
CSV	07 Sep 2015	0.0500
RKN	08 Sep 2015	0.0425
OCL	08 Sep 2015	0.0375
ANN	09 Sep 2015	0.3119
RIO	09 Sep 2015	1.4491
MOC	09 Sep 2015	0.0800

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