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Markets Live: Earnings flood can't budge ASX

Another big day in earnings season kicked off with a dividend surprise by Qantas.

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Wesfarmers and Blackmores are sold off, while Qantas soars following earnings reports, as the overall market edges higher.

Oil steady but ends week 2pc lower

Brent crude futures settled at $US49.92, up 25 cents or 0.5 per cent.

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Oil prices were largely unchanged on Friday in a volatile session.

Zinc advances to 15-month high

Zinc, used to rust-proof steel, failed to trade in closing open outcry activity but was bid up 0.7 per cent to $US2314, ...

Zinc hit its highest in 15 months on Friday as bearish speculators scrambled to close out positions.

Case for higher US rates 'strengthened'

Yellen also said the economy is "nearing" the Fed's goals of full employment and stable prices.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the case to raise interest rates is getting ever stronger.

Hedge fund bets against big dividends

Investors chase dividend yields but the amount of profit many companies pay out is unsustainable, the hedge fund reckons.

The world's top performing hedge fund is shorting companies that are juicing their valuations by promising investors big dividends.

ASX ends weaker as Fed takes centre stage

Investors had a lot to digest at the company level this week.

The Australian sharemarket ended the week stagnant despite wild swings in the share prices of many reporting companies.

Markets Live: Frozen ahead of Fed

Investors are refraining from making bigger bets ahead of a speech by Fed chief Janet Yellen, which may provide clues on ...

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The sharemarket closes lower, reflecting nervousness ahead of a key speech by US central bank chief Janet Yellen.

Smart beta ETFs offer chance to outperform

State Street Global Advisors' chief operating officer for Asia Pacific said many investors were building portfolios ...

ETF offerings have come along way since the first ETF fund was launched in Australia 15 years ago.

Market Indices

Updated: August 26, 2016 - 4:37PM

Updated: August 26, 2016 - 6:09PM

Updated: August 27, 2016 - 6:24AM

Updated: August 27, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

171.00

Percentage up/down

35.92% rise
Declines

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249.00

Percentage up/down

52.31% fall
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56.00

Percentage up/down

11.76% steady

Last updated: Aug 26, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Earnings flood can't budge ASX

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Wesfarmers and Blackmores are sold off, while Qantas soars following earnings reports, as the overall market edges higher.

Faltering demand and rising supply would combine at a time when inventories at ports in China had risen rapidly, Westpac ...

Iron ore market tipped to collapse below last year's nadir

The iron ore market is about to swoon, according to Westpac, which forecasts benchmark prices may sink below last year's nadir of $US38.30 a metric ton.

A flood of earnings are out this morning, as well as jobs data.

8@eight: Investors still on the sidelines

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Local sharemarket set for another flat open as global markets had a quiet night, with investors waiting on Janet Yellen's speech at Jackson Hole on Saturday morning (AEST), while earnings season rolls on, with Coca-Cola, Mayne Pharma and Star Entertainment among those reporting.

"OPEC is doing a good job jawboning the market," said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment ...

Oil advances on OPEC bets

Oil increased after a report that Iran will participate in an informal meeting of OPEC members.

The VIX, a gauge of market fear, is sitting at record lows.

Low volatility leaves investors exposed to shocks

Low volatility means markets are particularly vulnerable to sharp shocks, such as Britain's vote two months ago to leave the EU.

Three-month implied volatility in the real was the second-highest among major currencies, rising to 16.5 per cent ...

Brazil real advance could prove temporary

Brazil's real gained after passage of a budget bill that was seen as a victory for the government.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7559	0.7554	-0.0061fall	-0.80% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6752	0.6749	0.0002rise	0.03% rise
Updated: August 27, 2016 - 6:10AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.07

Change in: 0.5070rise
Percentage up/down: (4.03%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,585,898,985	2,158,904,205	981,646
Industrial	4,318,390,012	773,885,376	811,827
Mining	1,191,845,114	1,384,633,136	165,412

Last updated: August 26, 2016 - 6:50PM

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 ...

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Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
BPG	BYTE POWER GROUP	0.002rise	0.001	0.001
GMN	GOLD MOUNTAIN LTD	0.185rise	0.100	0.040
LKO	LAKES OIL NL	0.003rise	0.002	0.002
TOU	TLOU ENERGY LTD	0.155rise	0.105	0.135
CMP	COMPUMEDICS LIMITED	0.575rise	0.450	0.435
ALU	ALTIUM LIMITED	9.580rise	7.500	7.350
CJC	CARAJAS COPPER CO	0.010rise	0.008	0.007
INV	INVESTSMART GROUP	0.360rise	0.300	0.360
PGS	PLANET GAS LTD	0.006rise	0.005	0.004
MUA	MITULA GROUP LIMITED	1.250rise	1.060	0.935
Updated: August 26, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
BIQ	BUILDINGIQ, INC	0.140fall	0.350	0.400
WRG	WATER RES GRP LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
ACR	ACRUX LIMITED	0.395fall	0.670	0.700
MKB	MOKO SOCIAL MEDIA	0.002fall	0.003	0.006
SDL	SUNDANCE RESOURCES	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
FCG	FRONTIER CAPITAL GRP	0.100fall	0.145	0.150
KNM	KNEOMEDIA LIMITED	0.009fall	0.012	0.013
POW	PROTEAN WAVE LTD	0.009fall	0.012	0.012
TTE	TTE PETROLEUM LTD	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
WKT	WALKABOUT RESOURCES	0.003fall	0.004	0.005
Updated: August 26, 2016 - 4:10PM

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Dairy Industry

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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