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Markets Live: Easy money, but no easy gains

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Shares continue bob higher, led by miners, after Bank of England restarts QE.

S&P; 500 closes at record high

The S&P 500 gained 18.6 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 2182.85

US stocks notched their best day in a month on Friday, helped by robust labour market data.

Copper to plunge amid 'supply storm'

"Company guidance and our estimates suggest that copper is entering the eye of the supply storm," Goldman analysts ...

The global copper market is in trouble, says Goldman; prices may slump to their lowest since 2009.

Aluminium advances as Chinese stockpiles sink

Aluminum for delivery in three months climbed 1.4 per cent to settle at $US1645 a tonne at 5.50pm on the LME, posting a ...

Aluminium led most industrial metals higher, while copper posted its biggest weekly loss in a month.

Goldman flags adverse Brexit impact on business

European banks are reorganising and trying to sell assets into a falling market.

Britain's vote to leave the EU may lead Goldman to restructure some of its European businesses.

US economy adds 255,000 jobs in July

Wages also showed signs of life, with average hourly earnings rising 0.3 per cent in July, bringing the 12-month gain to ...

The US economy roared ahead last month, as employers added far more jobs than expected.

ASX posts worst week in a month

The index ended the week 1.2 per cent lower, with eight out of 10 sectors finishing in the red.

An RBA rate cut and fresh stimulus from the Bank of England was not enough to push shares higher this week, as banks weighed.

$A dollar remains a yield magnet

The Australian dollar remains a magnet for yield seeking investors as global interest rates continue to move lower.

The Australian dollar has stubbornly defied attempts to push it lower. What's next for the Aussie?

Market Indices

Updated: August 5, 2016 - 4:41PM

Updated: August 5, 2016 - 6:08PM

Updated: August 6, 2016 - 7:15AM

Updated: August 6, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

251.00

Percentage up/down

53.07% rise
Declines

Price

152.00

Percentage up/down

32.14% fall
Unchanged

Price

70.00

Percentage up/down

14.80% steady

Last updated: Aug 5, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Easy money, but no easy gains

Live

Shares continue bob higher, led by miners, after Bank of England restarts QE.

Glenn Stevens oversaw the central bank's rate cut this week in his last major move as RBA Governor.

Growth could be stronger, says RBA

The Reserve Bank says it cut rates this week to kick the economy and inflation along, warns on risks of housing oversupply.

The fridge staples: "I also parboil vegetables such as cauliflower, which I often use as a rice substitute, and ...

Aussie rice growers warn of PNG hit

Australian rice growers could lose close to a third of their revenues if a plan by the Papua New Guinea government to launch quotas aimed at fostering a local rice industry.

"What he says about the UK doesn't necessarily mean that the ECB is wrong," said James Rossiter, an economist at TD ...

Bank of England's Carney draws line at negative rates

Mark Carney has looked at the road some of his peers have taken, and decided it's not for him.

The growth of the sport has made big stars of fighters such as Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm.

Ultimate Fighting woos Wall Street with blood, guts and yield

It was, by almost any measure, a knockout deal - the Wall Street equivalent of a haymaker.

$A dollar remains a yield magnet

The Australian dollar has stubbornly defied attempts to push it lower. What's next for the Aussie?

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7623	0.7618	-0.0001fall	-0.01% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6876	0.6869	-0.0004fall	-0.06% fall
Updated: August 6, 2016 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 14.31

Change in: -1.2320fall
Percentage up/down: (-7.93%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,003,263,920	2,607,944,090	904,336
Industrial	3,077,675,066	871,778,038	738,103
Mining	883,844,731	1,735,920,392	163,203

Last updated: August 5, 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
IKW	IKWEZI MINING LTD	0.008rise	0.003	0.003
DTM	DART MINING NL	0.021rise	0.011	0.012
AHK	ARK MINES LIMITED	0.300rise	0.170	0.170
SWK	SWICK MINING	0.250rise	0.160	0.190
DAU	DAMPIER GOLD LTD	0.045rise	0.029	0.030
BLY	BOART LONGYEAR	0.185rise	0.120	0.120
PNX	PNX METALS LIMITED	0.029rise	0.019	0.021
AOP	APOLLO CONSOLIDATED	0.140rise	0.092	0.115
OVR	OVERLAND RESOURCES	0.013rise	0.009	0.010
BD1	BARD1 LIFE SCIENCES	0.030rise	0.021	0.023
Updated: August 5, 2016 - 4:18PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SBI	STERLING PLANTATIONS	0.008fall	0.020	0.020
MRQ	MRG METALS LIMITED	0.024fall	0.038	0.038
MKB	MOKO SOCIAL MEDIA	0.004fall	0.006	0.006
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.065fall	0.084	0.084
GGE	GRAND GULF ENERGY	0.004fall	0.005	0.004
DM1	DIRECTMONEY LIMITED	0.029fall	0.036	0.030
MCS	MCALEESE LTD	0.013fall	0.016	0.016
BOC	BOUGAINVILLE COPPER	0.165fall	0.200	0.200
JHL	JAYEX HEALTHCARE LTD	0.080fall	0.096	0.096
RXH	REWARDLE HOLDING LTD	0.050fall	0.060	0.060
Updated: August 5, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	05 Aug 16	End of Day
CVO	05 Aug 16	Becoming a substantial holder
MLX	05 Aug 16	Clarification Mineral Resources and Reserves
STW	05 Aug 16	Daily Fund Update
HGG	05 Aug 16	Henderson Group - Holding(s) in Company - WBC
SLF	05 Aug 16	Daily Fund Update
SFY	05 Aug 16	Daily Fund Update
IGO	05 Aug 16	Change in Substantial Holding
BKT	05 Aug 16	Appendix 3B - Conversion of Quoted Options
RSG	05 Aug 16	Change of Director's Interest Notice

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
MIR	09 Aug 2016	0.1150
LTN	10 Aug 2016	0.0200
AOD	11 Aug 2016	0.0036
ARF	11 Aug 2016	0.0278
AIO	11 Aug 2016	0.8700
SYD	12 Aug 2016	0.1500
CMA	12 Aug 2016	0.0425
TCL	12 Aug 2016	0.2300
CL1	12 Aug 2016	0.0100
CUP	15 Aug 2016	0.0200

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AGL AGL ENERGY 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.

TWE TREASURY WINE ESTATES 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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