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Market wrap: The day's business news

The bad news about the ABS capex release is that it's seriously flawed.

37 mins ago

Miners led a surprisingly heavy fall in the ASX, as Woolworths headlined a list of names trading ex-dividend.

ASX slumps as global rally unwinds

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 0.8 per cent to 5278.9 and the broader All Ordinaries losing 0.7 per cent to 5324.2.

35 mins ago

The ASX fell sharply as a shift in global sentiment prompted local investors to sell bank and mining stocks.

Get ready for a $24b dividend bonanza

1 hr ago

Australian shareholders will enjoy a $24 billion dividend bonanza over the coming months, as a record nine in 10 of top ASX-listed companies reward their investors with a payment.

Tech stocks have scope for further gains

NEXTDC is among the tech stocks tipped to track higher.

1 hr ago

Investors have enjoyed the rush of demand for technology contractors, but fund managers say there's still room to run.

Trade deficit shrinks in July

Exports rose 3.0 per cent in the month, while imports were flat, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

Australia's trade balance remains in the red with a deficit of $2.4 billion in July, following a deficit of $3.2 billion in June.

Private equity saves the day for the world's wealthiest

The world's wealthiest families would have lost money on their investments last year if it hadn't been for the private equiteers.

Gold back on radar as rate bets pared

Gold futures for December delivery touched $US1357.60 an ounce, the highest for a most-active contract since August 19.

After gold futures posted the worst monthly performance since May, money is moving back in.

Chinese stocks stall on low volume

Turnover on the Shanghai Composite is down 76 per cent from last year's peak and a measure of volatility has dwindled to ...

China's grip on the stock market is making life hard for the nation's traders.

Market Indices

Updated: September 8, 2016 - 4:49PM

Updated: September 8, 2016 - 5:13PM

Updated: September 8, 2016 - 7:15AM

Updated: September 8, 2016 - 5:13PM

Advances

Price

140.00

Percentage up/down

29.79% rise
Declines

Price

278.00

Percentage up/down

59.15% fall
Unchanged

Price

52.00

Percentage up/down

11.06% steady

Last updated: Sep 8, 2016 - 5:25PM

Market wrap: The day's business news

Miners led a surprisingly heavy fall in the ASX, as Woolworths headlined a list of names trading ex-dividend.

Most economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict the ECB will extend quantitative easing before year-end.

Euro set to extend bull run

ECB president Mario Draghi can't stand in the way of a rising euro, according to Morgan Stanley.

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

8@eight: Wall Street treading water

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The local sharemarket is set to open lower on the back of a soft Wall Street lead, while July trade data is out later this morning.

DB's research model suggests Australia would largely shrug off a deceleration in growth from China, the world's second ...

DB's worst case scenarios for economic shocks

With growth so slow around the world, it won't take much in the way of negative economic shocks to tip many economies into recession.

"Aussie government bonds need to cheapen up or the currency needs to weaken in order to juice up overseas demand," said ...

Weaker $A key to foreign bond investors

Australia's government could do with a weaker currency to help lure back foreign bond buyers.

Euro set to extend bull run

ECB president Mario Draghi can't stand in the way of a rising euro, according to Morgan Stanley.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.771	0.7705	0.0033rise	0.43% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6849	0.6844	0.0023rise	0.34% rise
Updated: September 8, 2016 - 4:58PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.49

Change in: 0.6640rise
Percentage up/down: (5.18%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,145,816,648	1,760,802,371	1,128,782
Industrial	4,244,424,673	824,933,175	942,056
Mining	886,826,875	935,523,729	182,313

Last updated: September 8, 2016 - 5:05PM

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
CBQ	COALBANK LIMITED	0.006rise	0.004	0.003
DXB	DIMERIX LTD	0.017rise	0.012	0.015
KDR	KIDMAN RESOURCES LTD	0.435rise	0.325	0.350
DSB	DELTA SBD LIMITED	0.240rise	0.180	0.170
LVH	LIVEHIRE LIMITED	0.260rise	0.200	0.210
DLE	DRAGON ENERGY	0.013rise	0.010	0.010
IIL	INNATE IMMUNO	0.585rise	0.465	0.420
PAR	PARADIGM BIO.	0.560rise	0.450	0.440
LBL	LASERBOND LIMITED	0.130rise	0.105	0.105
FCT	FIRSTWAVE CLOUD TECH	0.535rise	0.440	0.400
Updated: September 8, 2016 - 4:21PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
ESK	ETHERSTACK PLC	0.090fall	0.160	0.140
TSV	TRANSERV ENERGY LTD	0.010fall	0.013	0.014
KOR	KORAB RESOURCES	0.018fall	0.022	0.021
THX	THUNDELARRA LTD	0.037fall	0.045	0.047
TWR	TOWER LIMITED	1.065fall	1.280	1.260
SP1	SEARCH PARTY GROUP	0.047fall	0.052	0.048
UBN	URBANISE.COM LTD	0.180fall	0.190	0.190
QIP	QANTM INTELLECTUAL	2.300fall	2.400	2.400
PTM	PLATINUM ASSET	5.050fall	5.150	5.330
BPF	BULLETPROOF GROUP	0.275fall	0.280	0.285
Updated: September 8, 2016 - 4:30PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
PLH	05:07PM	Change of Director's Interest Notice
EVN	05:06PM	DRP Price and Participation Rate
BPH	05:04PM	BPH Energy Ltd - Corporate Governance Statement
MMR	05:03PM	MEC Resources Ltd- Corporate Governance Statement
MRD	05:02PM	Response to ASX Aware Query
MSV	04:59PM	Change in substantial holding
MEL	04:58PM	Notice of initial substantial holder from AIB
AIB	04:58PM	Notice of initial substantial holder for MEL
EXG	04:57PM	Ceasing to be a substantial holder
MEL	04:55PM	Notice of initial substantial holder from HHY

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
ANN	08 Sep 2016	0.3097
CMI	08 Sep 2016	0.0300
REF	09 Sep 2016	0.0100
JBH	09 Sep 2016	0.3700
SNZ	09 Sep 2016	0.0212
FSF	09 Sep 2016	0.0817
HFA	09 Sep 2016	0.0917
WIG	09 Sep 2016	0.0500
HPI	09 Sep 2016	0.0930
KOV	09 Sep 2016	0.1000

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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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