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Markets Live: ASX posts weekly fall

A 5 per cent fall in oil prices overnight is expected to weigh on the ASX.

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Shares have closed slightly higher ahead of crucial US payroll data.

S&P; 500 at record's door

The S&P 500 closed Friday at 2,129.90, up 1.3 per cent for the holiday-shortened stretch.

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That US stocks were able to erase their Brexit trauma was impressive enough. That they did it on a day bonds yields were flirting with all-time lows was unprecedented.

Fed to hold despite jobs surge, says Gross

Futures markets indicate there is less than a 10 per cent chance the central bank will raise short-term interest rates ...

"I think the Fed stays where it is," said Bill Gross in an interview Friday on Bloomberg Television.

S&P; 500 approaches all-time high

The S&P 500 has spent 286 days trading without making a fresh record, the longest stretch outside a bear market since a ...

US stocks are on the brink of ending their longest drought of the bull market.

UK property funds solidly frozen

As much as £5 billion of property could ultimately be offered to meet the withdrawal requests, Mike Prew, an analyst at ...

For investors wanting to get their money out of seven UK property funds, patience will be required.

German bonds rally for seventh week

ECB officials, led by president Mario Draghi, first announced their intention to start QE in January 2015.

German government bonds completed their longest run of weekly advances since January 2015.

European equities lift on Italian banks

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Renault jumped more than 5.7 per cent after data showed China's car sales grew faster in ...

In a broad rally, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained on Friday, trimming its weekly decline to 1.5pc.

Look for higher short-term yields, El-Erian

To create the conditions for brighter prospects for growth, prosperity and income distribution, the economy will need ...

The June payrolls data offers a reassuring assessment of the US labour market.

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42.71% rise
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43.97% fall
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63.00

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13.32% steady

Last updated: Jul 8, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX posts weekly fall

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Shares have closed slightly higher ahead of crucial US payroll data.

The welcome report on Friday showed the largest single monthly job gains since October 2015. The three-month average of ...

US payrolls expand by 287,000 in June

The US economy added an unexpected 287,000 jobs in June, and average hourly earnings edged higher.

The cost of a credit rating downgrade is hard to quantify.

What's a AAA credit rating and does it matter?

ANALYSIS

What is this rating, where does it come from and does it matter? Your AAA-rating questions answered.

Global risk sentiment remains volatile as government still isn't formed.

Mixed week for ASX, banks weigh heavily

Investors swung between a risk-on and risk-off sentiment throughout the week, closing the week cautiously eyeing impending US jobs data.

The Bank of England has expressed concern about the surge in open-ended funds.

Post-Brexit unease grows as British funds block withdrawals

The refusal of six asset management firms to allow investor withdrawals is creating a nightmare scenario for global markets.

The Aussie had a quick dip on Thursday but went on to recover by late afternoon.

'Teflon-coated' Aussie shrugs off ratings threat

The Aussie has remained buoyant despite the country's likely credit rating downgrade. So is it a safe haven asset?

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7573	0.7568	0.0001rise	0.01% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6853	0.6845	0.0001rise	0.01% rise
Updated: July 9, 2016 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 18.07

Change in: -0.4580fall
Percentage up/down: (-2.47%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,531,225,744	1,902,040,378	875,955
Industrial	2,688,276,817	651,801,062	697,302
Mining	835,179,403	1,250,061,819	176,349

Last updated: July 8, 2016 - 5:55PM

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. U.S. stocks ...

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
IOD	IODM LIMITED	0.045rise	0.001	0.001
JCS	JCURVE SOLUTIONS	0.030rise	0.008	0.009
LIN	LINDIAN RESOURCES	0.002rise	0.001	0.002
BDI	BLINA MINERALS NL	0.002rise	0.001	0.001
AVI	AVALON MINERALS	0.034rise	0.018	0.021
PSC	PROSPECT RES LTD	0.045rise	0.024	0.025
PLH	PLYMOUTH MINERALS	0.260rise	0.140	0.160
ERM	EMMERSON RESOURCES	0.085rise	0.050	0.058
ORR	ORECORP LTD	0.510rise	0.330	0.310
EXU	EXPLAURUM LTD	0.110rise	0.072	0.078
Updated: July 8, 2016 - 4:10PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
WMN	WESTERN MINING LTD	0.003fall	0.015	0.015
RRP	REALM RESOURCES LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
BSN	BISAN LIMITED	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
CGO	CPT GLOBAL LIMITED	0.180fall	0.260	0.260
SIT	SITE GROUP INT LTD	0.160fall	0.180	0.180
RXH	REWARDLE HOLDING LTD	0.070fall	0.077	0.077
SEN	SENETAS CORPORATION	0.092fall	0.100	0.100
SVY	STAVELY MINERALS LTD	0.092fall	0.100	0.100
CVT	COVATA LTD	0.190fall	0.205	0.200
KAM	K2 ASSET MGMT HLDGS	0.385fall	0.415	0.415
Updated: July 8, 2016 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Australis Oil and Gas Limited	ATS	25/07/2016	0.25
CoAssets Limited	CA8	05/07/2016	0.40
CFOAM Limited	CFO	29/07/2016	0.20
DomaCom Limited	DCL	18/08/2016	0.75
Graphex Mining Limited	GPX	18/04/2016	0.20

AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED.

AIO ASCIANO LIMITED

AMC AMCOR LIMITED

AMP AMP LIMITED

ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

APA APA GROUP

ASX ASX LIMITED

AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED

BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED

BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED

CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED

CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED.

CSL CSL LIMITED

CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED

DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP

GMG GOODMAN GROUP

GPT GPT GROUP

IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED

IPL INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED

JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

LLC LENDLEASE GROUP

MGR MIRVAC GROUP

MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED

MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED

ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED

ORI ORICA LIMITED

OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED

QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED

QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED

RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED

S32 SOUTH32 LIMITED

SCG SCENTRE GROUP

SEK SEEK LIMITED

SGP STOCKLAND

SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED

STO SANTOS LIMITED

SUN SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED

SYD SYDNEY AIRPORT

TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP

TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED.

VCX VICINITY CENTRES

WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

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