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Markets Live: Straight six

The ASX will attempt to post six days of gains in a row.

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Shares have held above the 5400 level, posting their sixth straight day of gains.

BlackRock calls AAA downgrade a 'real risk'

BlackRock's Stephen Miller has warned the "cocktail" of a divided Parliament mixed with a factious Senate is not conducive to "meaningful fiscal reform".

Banks help offset energy sell-off

An exuberant February helped the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index towards a gain of around 9.5 per cent for the first quarter ...

The ASX extended its winning run to six straight sessions, with the benchmark top 200 index topping 5400 points for the first time since May.

Jobless rate up slightly despite full-time surge

The jobless rate rose in June, but markets took heart from a big full-time push.

The unemployment rate rose slightly in June, although a surge in full-time jobs may take some pressure off the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates further.

Most powerful stock pickers don't manage a cent

Index providers aren't stock pickers in the same sense as active money managers, who attempt to beat the market by ...

MSCI Inc isn't usually a name that springs to mind when one thinks of the most powerful players in the global equity market.

The Chinese trade outpacing Buffett, Amazon

An investor who bought stakes in China's 10 smallest listed companies and sold them after 12 months, would have had an ...

One of China's most unusual, and lucrative, investment strategies is coming under fire as policymakers crack down on a stock-market anomaly that they helped create.

Two rate rises may be needed in 2016: Fed's Harker

The Fed has been looking for an opportunity to raise rates as the labour market heals and inflation moves up toward its ...

The US economy shouldn't sustain much damage from the Brexit vote and may warrant as many as two interest rate increases before the end of the year, said US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Patrick Harker.

The Aussie short seller taking on US billionaire

Retired at 39, John Hempton says he co-founded Bronte in 2009 when his wife threatened to divorce him if he didn't get ...

Tax official turned hedge fund head John Hempton has got some big calls right, including two that have pitted him against US billionaire investor Bill Ackman.

Market Indices

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Advances

Price

250.00

Percentage up/down

53.08% rise
Declines

Price

162.00

Percentage up/down

34.39% fall
Unchanged

Price

59.00

Percentage up/down

12.53% steady

Last updated: Jul 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Straight six

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Shares have held above the 5400 level, posting their sixth straight day of gains.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May leaves after attending a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, ...

need2know: ASX to open slightly higher

Local shares poised to open higher as the ASX looks to make it six straight days of gains.

On war footing? A Chinese frigate launches an anti-ship missile during military exercises in the South China Sea.

How to invest for an Asian arms race

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have yet to unnerve markets, but investment bank Nomura has developed a hedge strategy.

The Australian shares of BHP and Rio Tinto have appreciated rapidly compared to the miners' London shares.

ASX gains for a fifth session

A strong bounce in oil and a surging iron ore price set the scene for further gains on the local sharemarket.

Prime Minister now, but it was touch and go during the survey period

Brexit, election dent consumer confidence

The fallout from Brexit and Australia's tight election result rattled consumers, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute confidence survey for July.

New digital currency soars to $197m in 2 weeks

Steem, the digital currency behind the new social media website Steemit, has soared more than 1000 per cent in value two weeks after it first paid people who posted on its website.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7638	0.7637	0.0032rise	0.42% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6856	0.6853	-0.0003fall	-0.04% fall
Updated: July 14, 2016 - 10:38PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 15.92

Change in: -0.7530fall
Percentage up/down: (-4.52%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,835,164,455	2,302,613,759	928,915
Industrial	2,913,578,647	694,367,101	733,912
Mining	900,080,147	1,607,901,361	191,074

Last updated: July 14, 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
TAW	TAWANA RESOURCES NL	0.085rise	0.031	0.034
MGU	MAGNUM MINING & EXP	0.040rise	0.020	0.021
CGM	COUGAR METALS NL	0.004rise	0.002	0.002
RNU	RENASCOR RES LTD	0.032rise	0.020	0.024
ARU	ARAFURA RESOURCE LTD	0.076rise	0.054	0.052
GRA	GRAPHITECO	0.560rise	0.400	0.350
IVR	INVESTIGATOR RES LTD	0.065rise	0.047	0.046
CDT	CASTLE MINERALS	0.019rise	0.014	0.014
AML	AEON METALS LTD.	0.140rise	0.110	0.090
MDI	MIDDLE ISLAND RES	0.079rise	0.063	0.048
Updated: July 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
LFC	LIFE CORPORATION	0.012fall	0.040	0.040
NCL	NETCCENTRIC LTD	0.070fall	0.100	0.095
SKS	STOKES LTD	0.300fall	0.400	0.400
RAC	RACE ONCOLOGY LTD	0.240fall	0.000	0.000
SCO	SCOTT PAC GROUP LTD	3.240fall	0.000	0.000
Updated: July 14, 2016 - 4:56PM

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
Kyckr Limited	KYK	14/06/2016	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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