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Markets Live: ASX perks up as BoJ shifts

The Bank of Japan's decision is expected anytime after 1pm today.

Live

The ASX extends gains above 5300, as investors digest the Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a target for long-term interest rates.

Banks lead ASX higher as BoJ shifts

After a drawn-out meeting, the Bank of Japan announced it would keep interest rates on hold at negative 0.1 per cent, ...

Banks lifted the ASX after the BoJ's introduction of its bond yield curve target sparked a sell-off in bonds.

Why markets and economists differ on rate call

Inflation has come to be seen as the RBA's number one target.

Many economists are sticking with their call of two more RBA rate cuts in the first half of next year but markets have other ideas.

China's economic stats credible

The Core Internet Shopping Price Index by Alibaba is a big data equivalent to the consumer price index. The e-commerce ...

Alternative data offers reliable check on China's official statistics.

8@eight: Playing it safe before Fed, BoJ decisions

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

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The local sharemarket is expected to keep its guard before the outcome of the crucial central bank meetings in the US and Japan, trading in a narrow range.

Fonterra lifts forecast for milk again

Auckland-based Fonterra on Wednesday lifted its estimated farmgate milk price by 50 NZ cents to $NZ5.25 ($US3.84) a ...

Fonterra Cooperative has raised its forecast milk payout for the second time in a month.

Gold seen at $US1900 by year end

Gold "is a currency that doesn't have a liability attached to it", McEwen said on Tuesday in an interview at a gold ...

Robert McEwen, one of the gold's industry's most unabashed bulls, is predicting prices could surge.

Barclays, BNP see US rate rise

Fed chair Janet Yellen and vice chairman Stanley Fischer recently have hinted that the bank could still raise rates ...

There's uncommon dissent in the ranks of the Federal Reserve's primary dealers.

Market Indices

Updated: September 21, 2016 - 4:37PM

Updated: September 21, 2016 - 6:08PM

Updated: September 21, 2016 - 7:15AM

Updated: September 21, 2016 - 7:57PM

Advances

Price

238.00

Percentage up/down

50.42% rise
Declines

Price

181.00

Percentage up/down

38.35% fall
Unchanged

Price

53.00

Percentage up/down

11.23% steady

Last updated: Sep 21, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX perks up as BoJ shifts

Live

The ASX extends gains above 5300, as investors digest the Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a target for long-term interest rates.

Gasoline futures for October delivery dropped 5.24 cents, or 3.7 per cent, to $US1.3684 a gallon. The motor fuel climbed ...

Oil slips as Algiers meeting seen formal

Oil was little changed after Algeria said OPEC may turn its informal meeting into a formal one.

Wells Fargo's John Stumpf was hammered for a scandal in which millions of unauthorised accounts were opened and bonuses ...

Wells Fargo's Stumpf should resign

US senator Elizabeth Warren says a criminal investigation into the CEO's actions should be opened.

The raw material with 62 per cent content delivered to Qingdao added 0.2 per cent to $US55.77 a tonne on Tuesday, and ...

Iron ore price undermined by supplies

The world's top iron ore suppliers will add almost 50 million tons of supply ahead of June 2017.

Analysts and investors were hoping to see more ambitious guidance.

TPG's history of over-performing bites back

Investors shredded the telco's share price in the wake of a disappointing result.

The yen has gained about 17 per cent versus the greenback this year amid bouts of haven demand.

Yen dips on bets rates to fall

Morgan Stanley says the Bank of Japan is likely to dive further into negative-interest-rate policy.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7604	0.7599	0.0043rise	0.57% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6822	0.6816	0.0042rise	0.62% rise
Updated: September 21, 2016 - 7:42PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 15.27

Change in: 0.3940rise
Percentage up/down: (2.65%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,105,088,468	2,100,302,497	1,073,931
Industrial	4,232,404,025	847,717,437	893,571
Mining	850,694,656	1,252,321,185	176,586

Last updated: September 21, 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
AKM	ASPIRE MINING LTD	0.049rise	0.035	0.024
NSL	NSL CONSOLIDATED LTD	0.031rise	0.025	0.023
SNZ	SUMMERSET GRP HLDGS	5.100rise	4.199	4.220
KDR	KIDMAN RESOURCES LTD	0.590rise	0.495	0.350
RAP	RESAPP HEALTH LTD	0.500rise	0.430	0.390
ACB	A-CAP RESOURCES	0.100rise	0.087	0.041
NUF	NUFARM LIMITED	9.480rise	8.250	8.650
CYP	CYNATA THERAPEUTICS	0.605rise	0.545	0.410
RCR	RCR TOMLINSON	2.910rise	2.630	2.750
AUB	AUB GROUP LTD	12.000rise	10.880	10.890
Updated: September 21, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
AQD	AUSQUEST LIMITED	0.007fall	0.012	0.013
TPM	TPG TELECOM LIMITED	8.600fall	11.420	11.870
SUR	SUN RESOURCES NL	0.008fall	0.010	0.010
ELK	ELK PETROLEUM	0.056fall	0.068	0.071
KYK	KYCKR LIMITED	0.125fall	0.145	0.000
SUM	SUMATRA COPPER&GOLD;	0.028fall	0.032	0.036
MZM	MONTEZUMA MINING CO.	0.155fall	0.175	0.170
AXE	ARCHER EXPLORATION	0.065fall	0.071	0.071
CXU	CAULDRON ENERGY LTD	0.057fall	0.062	0.062
RHS	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH	0.075fall	0.080	0.089
Updated: September 21, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	07:31PM	End of Day
EHE	07:28PM	Becoming a substantial holder
IMA	07:27PM	Annual Financial Report
STW	07:26PM	Daily Fund Update
DTX	07:26PM	Notice of Annual General Meeting/Proxy Form
SLF	07:24PM	Daily Fund Update
SFY	07:23PM	Daily Fund Update
EHE	07:22PM	Becoming a substantial holder
ALC	07:21PM	Change in Director's Interest
T3D	07:09PM	Ceasing to be a substantial holder

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
SUN	21 Sep 2016	0.3800
OML	21 Sep 2016	0.0400
EAX	21 Sep 2016	0.0352
BKL	21 Sep 2016	2.1000
IFM	22 Sep 2016	0.0100
SDG	22 Sep 2016	0.0500
PTM	22 Sep 2016	0.1600
EVT	22 Sep 2016	0.3100
AQF	22 Sep 2016	0.0300
AUF	22 Sep 2016	0.0110

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Superannuation

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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