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Markets Live: ASX drops below 5400

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Gone are the flat days of August: the ASX is on track for a sixth loss in seven sessions, as investors fret about a possible US rate hike.

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

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The local sharemarket is set for a strong opening after a disappointing August jobs report lowered expectations of a September rate rise, giving Wall Street a boost.

Growth and rates in focus

Janet Yellen, head of the US Federal Reserve, is seen as keeping rates on hold until December.

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Wall St higher on job data

With today's climb, the S&P 500 has gained 0.4 per cent this week, after ending in the red for the prior two.

US stocks rose as August payroll data signalled steady jobs growth, tempering bets on a rate lift.

Market Indices

Updated: September 2, 2016 - 4:48PM

Updated: September 2, 2016 - 6:08PM

Updated: September 3, 2016 - 7:15AM

Updated: September 3, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

144.00

Percentage up/down

30.84% rise
Declines

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257.00

Percentage up/down

55.03% fall
Unchanged

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66.00

Percentage up/down

14.13% steady

Last updated: Sep 2, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX drops below 5400

Live

Gone are the flat days of August: the ASX is on track for a sixth loss in seven sessions, as investors fret about a possible US rate hike.

Fed chair Janet Yellen said on August 26 the case for higher rates had strengthened. Minutes from the central bank's ...

Bill Gross sees September rate hike

Bill Gross says August's jobs data ensure the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month.

"I think the optics of it is not particularly compelling, to the extent that it reflects a sharp deceleration in the ...

US economy adds 151,000 jobs in August

US payrolls grew at a slower but solid pace in August while measures of labour slack were flat.

Traders have been reluctant to dip into the market ahead of a the US employment data.

Market wrap: ASX down 2.6pc for the week

Investor fears of an imminent US rate rise and falling commodity prices triggered a hefty selloff that saw the ASX end the week in the red.

The US dollar's share of the $US5.1 trillion ($6.8 trillion) in foreign exchange trades each day has continued rising to ...

More bang for the buck: how the US dollar still rules the world

COMMENT

America's currency has never been stronger according to a new report, with the euro's global reach tumbling.

A strong payroll read on Friday in the US could send the Australian dollar back towards US74 cents, Commonwealth Bank says.

$A lifts on capex data

A resurgent US dollar is likely to keep pressure on the $A, but inflation remains key for RBA.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7575	0.7568	-0.0002fall	-0.03% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6791	0.6784	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
Updated: September 5, 2016 - 7:45AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 14.17

Change in: 0.9500rise
Percentage up/down: (7.19%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,862,780,389	1,969,483,788	1,129,694
Industrial	3,961,692,862	874,257,619	926,392
Mining	888,715,562	1,094,865,281	198,603

Last updated: September 2, 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
ALU	ALTIUM LIMITED	9.765rise	9.765	9.590
AQZ	ALLIANCE AVIATION	0.845rise	0.845	0.840
AVN	AVENTUS RETAIL FUND	2.540rise	2.540	2.540
BMT	BERKUT MINERALS LTD	0.270rise	0.270	0.260
CAF	CENTREPOINT ALLIANCE	0.500rise	0.500	0.500
CBL	CBL CORPORATION LTD	2.930rise	2.930	2.900
CDA	CODAN LIMITED	1.440rise	1.440	1.370
CMP	COMPUMEDICS LIMITED	0.650rise	0.650	0.595
CTD	CORP TRAVEL LIMITED	18.520rise	18.520	18.240
DDR	DICKER DATA LIMITED	1.975rise	1.975	1.930
Updated: September 2, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ACG	ATCOR MEDICAL	0.100fall	0.100	0.110
AHL	AHALIFE HOLDINGS LTD	0.115fall	0.115	0.120
BAS	BASS STRAIT OIL CO	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
BMN	BANNERMAN RESOURCES	0.025fall	0.025	0.025
BPG	BYTE POWER GROUP	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
CND	CLARIUS GRP LTD	0.130fall	0.130	0.140
CYG	COVENTRY GROUP	0.990fall	0.990	1.040
DM1	DIRECTMONEY LIMITED	0.013fall	0.013	0.025
DRO	DRONESHIELD LIMITED	0.195fall	0.195	0.195
DYL	DEEP YELLOW LIMITED	0.003fall	0.003	0.003
Updated: September 2, 2016 - 4:11PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
VGL	07:36AM	VGL - Vista Group to enter S&P; NZX 50 Index
AIA	07:31AM	AIA Ongoing Disclosure Notice
CNU	07:31AM	Clayton Wakefield to step down from Chorus Board

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
LEP	05 Sep 2016	0.1010
FXJ	06 Sep 2016	0.0200
CSV	07 Sep 2016	0.0500
DMP	07 Sep 2016	0.3880
ANN	08 Sep 2016	0.3097
CMI	08 Sep 2016	0.0300
WIG	09 Sep 2016	0.0500
REF	09 Sep 2016	0.0100
JBH	09 Sep 2016	0.3700
SNZ	09 Sep 2016	0.0207

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