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Markets Live: ASX loses steam

Increasing volatility: Markets are nervous about company results and the escalating tensions in Gaza and Ukraine.

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Resources stocks are keeping the ASX afloat, but the banks are weighing.

There's another dotcom bubble

The internet economy looks set to burst all over again one day soon - and, even if we don't know how yet, we can be certain that we will all suffer.

Records tumble as Wall Street parties like it's 1999

Wall Street indexes are creeping higher.

Wall Street stocks ended at record highs on Thursday as surging oil prices and strong earnings from department stores Macy's and Kohl's buoyed investor sentiment.

S&P; 500 rally triggers revised target

Gina Martin Adams, the bank's chief US equity strategist, now expects the benchmark for American equity to climb to 2200 ...

Records are getting harder for strategists to ignore with Wells Fargo the latest to lift its target.

8@eight: Strong start in store

Investors digested a flood of earnings, leading to a whipsaw day of trade.

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The Australian equity market will open on the front foot today, with leads from US stocks constructive.

Cashing out easier for Airbnb employees

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Tech start-ups are making it easier for employees to cash out ahead of an initial public offering.

Iron ore seen at $US72 a tonne in 2018

Figures on monthly China industrial output - including crude-steel production - as well as retail sales and fixed-asset ...

Iron ore is poised to rally the next two years, according to Prestige Economics LLC's Jason Schenker.

8@eight: Oil falls, ASX set to open lower

Australian equities fell yesterday, ending four straight sessions of gains.

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The ASX is set to open lower after Wall Street slipped overnight.

Market Indices

Updated: August 12, 2016 - 12:51PM

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Advances

Price

272.00

Percentage up/down

58.87% rise
Declines

Price

135.00

Percentage up/down

29.22% fall
Unchanged

Price

55.00

Percentage up/down

11.90% steady

Last updated: Aug 12, 2016 - 12:51PM

Markets Live: ASX loses steam

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Resources stocks are keeping the ASX afloat, but the banks are weighing.

Markets are not a big fan of uncertainty.

Westpac, Telstra drag ASX down 0.6pc

Westpac shares had their worst day since June, and Telstra unveiled a complicated set of numbers.

Goldman Sachs cut the average first-half compensation it set aside per employee by 29 per cent to $US168,650 through June 30.

Less bad Wall St bonus cuts

Bonus pools for Wall Street players this year may not shrink as much as earlier forecast.

The RBNZ has slashed rates for the sixth time since June 2015. 'Global growth is below trend despite being supported by ...

RBNZ cuts rates to 2pc on uncertain growth

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut rates a quarter point to 2 per cent because of uncertain global growth.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Computershare CEO Stuart Irving briefs journalists on the company's results on August ...

Computershare surges as concerns ease

Shares in Computershare surged as investors drew comfort from optimism of a growth strategy emerging despite concerns that new technologies may undermine parts of the operations.

Analysis by Nomura Holdings of Chinese imports in the six months through June found capital outflows may have been ...

China's money outflow stabilises

A year after global markets were shaken by a surprise China devaluation, they are now becalmed.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7678	0.7673	-0.0022fall	-0.29% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6895	0.6888	-0.0020fall	-0.29% fall
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 12:21PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.76

Change in: -0.1970fall
Percentage up/down: (-1.52%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,157,552,528	1,200,399,805	459,831
Industrial	1,798,439,296	443,162,176	376,856
Mining	351,767,201	757,090,868	81,296

Last updated: August 12, 2016 - 12:51PM

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
ZIM	ZIMPLATS HOLDING LTD	7.440rise	3.600	3.800
AAR	ANGLO AUSTRALIAN	0.026rise	0.016	0.015
WWI	WEST WITS MINING LTD	0.050rise	0.032	0.032
ERL	EMPIRE RESOURCES	0.046rise	0.032	0.030
CZN	CORAZON LTD	0.017rise	0.012	0.010
IPD	IMPEDIMED LIMITED	1.820rise	1.380	1.380
AQI	ALICANTO MIN LTD	0.380rise	0.305	0.300
MTB	MOUNT BURGESS MINING	0.016rise	0.013	0.013
AQZ	ALLIANCE AVIATION	0.830rise	0.675	0.550
ORR	ORECORP LTD	0.685rise	0.560	0.510
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 12:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SKF	SKYFII LTD	0.046fall	0.060	0.059
ACP	AUDALIA RES LTD	0.025fall	0.030	0.036
NWZ	NEWZULU LIMITED	0.010fall	0.012	0.011
PDN	PALADIN ENERGY LTD	0.150fall	0.175	0.185
ABW	AURORA ABSOLUTE	0.740fall	0.790	0.780
NOX	NOXOPHARM LIMITED	0.170fall	0.000	0.000
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 12:50PM

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Ausgrid sale vetoed

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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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