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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.

Portland smelter owner wants new power contract to stay open

Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter is struggling to maintain viability as power prices rise

23 mins ago

The future of the Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria - and the jobs of hundreds of workers - is up in the air as the owners seek to renegotiate power supply contracts in a bid to keep the plant in operation.

Rio Tinto faces improved rating outlook

Bond investors are putting away their hard hats, thinking the worst is behind the mining giant.

26 mins ago

Bond investors' confidence in the mining giant is reviving along with global commodity prices, raising the prospect of an improved outlook for its debt ratings.

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

Many workers at tech startups like Airbnb are compensated with lucrative piles of a startup's stock, but cannot cash it ...

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

Market Indices

Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:16PM

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Updated: August 12, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

293.00

Percentage up/down

62.08% rise
Declines

Price

128.00

Percentage up/down

27.12% fall
Unchanged

Price

51.00

Percentage up/down

10.81% steady

Last updated: Aug 12, 2016 - 4:16PM

Markets Live: ASX loses steam

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

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

Iron ore seen at $US72 a tonne in 2018

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

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

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

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

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.

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	0.7689	0.7688	-0.0007fall	-0.09% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6903	0.6901	-0.0007fall	-0.10% fall
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 3:47PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.41

Change in: -0.5400fall
Percentage up/down: (-4.17%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,917,134,181	2,131,774,234	984,845
Industrial	4,090,670,615	879,183,701	813,091
Mining	809,981,766	1,252,232,098	168,056

Last updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:17PM

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
GMN	GOLD MOUNTAIN LTD	0.075rise	0.050	0.040
ERL	EMPIRE RESOURCES	0.046rise	0.032	0.030
AVI	AVALON MINERALS	0.057rise	0.040	0.045
CZN	CORAZON LTD	0.017rise	0.012	0.010
NXM	NEXUS MINERALS LTD	0.210rise	0.155	0.150
IPD	IMPEDIMED LIMITED	1.820rise	1.380	1.380
MTB	MOUNT BURGESS MINING	0.017rise	0.013	0.013
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:13PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ICQ	ICAR ASIA LTD	0.415fall	0.640	0.660
SKF	SKYFII LTD	0.044fall	0.060	0.059
SM8	SHARK MITIGATION	0.155fall	0.190	0.190
NWZ	NEWZULU LIMITED	0.010fall	0.012	0.011
ACP	AUDALIA RES LTD	0.025fall	0.030	0.036
PDN	PALADIN ENERGY LTD	0.150fall	0.175	0.185
RHP	RHIPE LTD	0.780fall	0.880	0.835
IDT	IDT AUSTRALIA LTD	0.210fall	0.230	0.225
ABW	AURORA ABSOLUTE	0.740fall	0.790	0.780
DJW	DJERRIWARRH	3.670fall	3.770	3.900
Updated: August 12, 2016 - 4:15PM

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Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
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CoAssets Limited	CA8	05/07/2016	0.40
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Glenn Stevens bids farewell

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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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