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Markets Live: Bears savage gold stocks

Gold stocks have tumbled into a bear market.

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Shares drop, with gains in energy stocks offset by more losses in gold miners, while caution reigns ahead of key US jobs data.

Pound, gold hammered, ASX up

Concerns of a Brexit 'hard landing' have kept financial markets occupied.

The ASX managed to close higher for the week as energy stock rose on the back of a buoyant oil price.

Pound plunges 6pc in 'flash crash'

The pound continued its slide, falling to a new 31-year low.

Currency traders are puzzling about a 'flash crash' in the pound that shook up forex markets as the prospect of a 'hard Brexit' rears its head again.

Resources export surge tipped on higher prices

The $US54 billion Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island, Western Australia will drive gas exports in 2017.

Resurgent prices rather than volumes has prompted a key government forecaster to hike its view of Australia's resources and energy exports in the year ahead

Twitter plunges 20 pc on reports Google won't bid

Twitter shares plunged as much as 20 per cent on Thursday in New York, the most since April 2015.

Twitter shares fell 19 per cent on a report that neither Google or Walt Disney is interested in bidding for the company.

ECB holds fast on stimulus measures

ECB president Mario Draghi said after the September meeting the bank would look at ways to ensure the bond purchases ...

The ECB intends to push on with its policy of negative interest rates and massive bond buying.

8@eight: ASX set to edge higher

Wall Street dropped on firming prospects for a December rate hike.

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The local sharemarket is poised to open slightly higher on Friday on the back of a soft lead from Wall Street.

US oil rallies to June high

Gunvor Group, one of the four largest independent oil traders, doesn't expect oil prices to push much above $US50 a ...

Oil climbed above $50 a barrel in New York for the first time since June, catching up to Brent.

Market Indices

Updated: October 7, 2016 - 4:46PM

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Updated: October 8, 2016 - 12:11AM

Advances

Price

148.00

Percentage up/down

31.97% rise
Declines

Price

260.00

Percentage up/down

56.16% fall
Unchanged

Price

55.00

Percentage up/down

11.88% steady

Last updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Bears savage gold stocks

Live

Shares drop, with gains in energy stocks offset by more losses in gold miners, while caution reigns ahead of key US jobs data.

"A bad settlement is always better than a good trial," Lagarde told Bloomberg Television on Thursday.

Lagarde pushes DB to settle fast

IMF boss Christine Lagarde said the sooner Deutsche Bank settles with the US the better.

Snapchat lets users send videos and messages that disappear in seconds.

Snap sees $US25b plus valuation

Photo-sharing app Snapchat's parent could take the company public as early as late March.

Goldman lowered its price target to $US185 from $US240, helping send Tesla shares down as much as 4 per cent, the ...

Tesla cut, price target slashed

Goldman Sachs downgraded Tesla Motors, ditching a buy rating it placed on the stock in May.

Energy stocks are still enjoying the after effects of a potential oil-deal.

Energy buoys ASX, while Telstra weighs

Buoyant energy stocks gave the market its lift on Thursday, though it was held back by losses in Telstra and the property sector.

The greenback gained 0.7 per cent to 103.63 yen as of 2.52pm in New York, reaching the strongest in about a month.

US dollar extends rally v yen

The greenback advanced for a seventh day against Japan's currency on bets for higher US rates.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7595	0.759	0.0008rise	0.11% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6802	0.6795	-0.0003fall	-0.04% fall
Updated: October 7, 2016 - 11:56PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 14.11

Change in: 0.3320rise
Percentage up/down: (2.41%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,726,572,281	2,041,159,414	1,030,409
Industrial	3,662,448,135	767,375,271	829,774
Mining	1,014,901,838	1,273,509,236	197,434

Last updated: October 7, 2016 - 5:56PM

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
IEC	INTRA ENERGY CORP	0.018rise	0.011	0.012
PGY	PILOT ENERGY LTD	0.003rise	0.002	0.003
ZNC	ZENITH MINERALS LTD	0.160rise	0.110	0.110
MEB	MEDIBIO LIMITED	0.510rise	0.435	0.445
AIK	ARMIDALE INVEST CORP	0.170rise	0.145	0.150
AMN	AGRIMIN LTD	0.650rise	0.610	0.610
MXI	MAXITRANS INDUSTRIES	0.645rise	0.610	0.625
MNF	MNF GROUP LTD	4.900rise	4.640	4.730
MBC	MALABAR COAL LTD	0.230rise	0.220	0.220
8EC	8IP EMERG CO LTD	1.050rise	1.010	1.010
Updated: October 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
IVX	INVION LTD	0.003fall	0.004	0.003
WKT	WALKABOUT RESOURCES	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
PPY	PAPYRUS AUSTRALIA	0.006fall	0.007	0.007
OEX	OILEX LTD	0.007fall	0.008	0.008
USA	URANIUMSA LIMITED	0.008fall	0.009	0.009
KOR	KORAB RESOURCES	0.018fall	0.020	0.018
CCA	CHIMPCHANGE LTD	0.475fall	0.515	0.490
KIS	KING ISLAND	0.051fall	0.054	0.054
TWR	TOWER LIMITED	0.840fall	0.870	0.870
MZM	MONTEZUMA MINING CO.	0.150fall	0.155	0.155
Updated: October 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	07 Oct 16	End of Day
GZL	07 Oct 16	Change in substantial holding
SRF	07 Oct 16	Preliminary Final Report
OTC	07 Oct 16	Change in substantial holding
IRD	07 Oct 16	Notice of Annual General Meeting/Proxy Form
TLM	07 Oct 16	Change of Director's Interest Notice - Gadsby
TLM	07 Oct 16	Appendix 3B - unlisted option expiry and cancellation
LIN	07 Oct 16	Appendix 3B
KTA	07 Oct 16	Information Required Under ASX Listing Rule 3.10.5A
KTA	07 Oct 16	Appendix 3B

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
BSL	10 Oct 2016	0.0300
LNK	10 Oct 2016	0.0800
SXL	11 Oct 2016	0.0350
QUB	11 Oct 2016	0.0280
SFY	11 Oct 2016	0.8611
STW	11 Oct 2016	0.6959
SYI	11 Oct 2016	0.4789
DSB	12 Oct 2016	0.0080
MAQ	12 Oct 2016	0.2500
QAN	12 Oct 2016	0.0700

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Banks

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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