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Markets Live: Rough week for BHP

The dollar bounces and bond yields edge up after Chinese inflation shows signs of life, while on the ASX Telstra and the supermarket giants lead gains.

8@eight: ASX set to drift, US, China data in focus

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

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A busy week of local and international data, notably from the US and China, and a raft of US earnings will provide plenty of fodder for investors to weigh in markets this week.

ASX to open lower in busy week of data

The ASX is expected to open slightly weaker on Monday.

The ASX is set to start the week slightly lower but a flood of data and events will keep investors busy this week.

Chinese government picks a fight with Packer

The timing of the raids against James Packer's staff appears to be no accident.

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The Chinese Government appears to be looking for a showdown with Australian billionaire James Packer. His gaming empire, Crown Resorts, is reeling in response to the massive raids on its Chinese operations and the detention of 18 staff.

Wall St flat on rate outlook

The S&P 500 remains on track for losses in October, a month that has yielded gains in five of the past six years.

US stocks closed little changed to end the week amid data that bolstered the case for higher rates.

Yellen sees hot economy positives

"A tight labour market might draw in potential workers who would otherwise sit on the sidelines," according to the text ...

Could a "high-pressure economy" reverse some of the damage done in the recession?

US economic uncertainty fades fast

"Measures of option-implied interest rate volatility-a proxy for interest rate uncertainty-have fallen meaningfully in ...

Uncertainty? What uncertainty? Goldman Sachs analyst Elad Pashtan sees a rosy outlook.

Libyan fund not as naive as claimed

Goldman Sachs had disputed the claim that the LIA was financially naive, saying that "an unforeseen financial ...

A British court ruled in favour of Goldman in a $US1.2b dispute with Libya's sovereign wealth fund.

Market Indices

Updated: October 14, 2016 - 4:36PM

Updated: October 14, 2016 - 7:09PM

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Advances

Price

205.00

Percentage up/down

43.80% rise
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208.00

Percentage up/down

44.44% fall
Unchanged

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55.00

Percentage up/down

11.75% steady

Last updated: Oct 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Rough week for BHP

The dollar bounces and bond yields edge up after Chinese inflation shows signs of life, while on the ASX Telstra and the supermarket giants lead gains.

An artisan attaches a handle onto a copper teapot at Gyokusendo, a 200-year-old manufacturer of hand-hammered copperware ...

Copper falls after smelter cuts premium

The price of copper slipped to a one-month low on Friday after the US dollar gained.

"We are not going to take instruction on our policies from the political side," Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of ...

BoE's Carney pushes back v May

Bank of England governor Mark Carney said politicians set objectives, technocrats enact policy.

"Provisions were the bright spot," Chris Wheeler, an analyst with Atlantic Equities LLP, said in a note to investors. ...

Wells Fargo bolstered by mortgage revenue

Wells Fargo posted quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates as loan-loss provisions improved.

The lender helped lead bank shares higher on Friday after reporting net income of $US1.24 a share, which beat the ...

Citigroup profits on bond-trading surge

Citigroup posted third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as bond-trading revenue surged.

Bloomberg's Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the currency against 10 major peers, rose 0.2 per cent as of 2.43pm New York ...

Greenback rallies on US rate bets

The US dollar reached the highest level since March in anticipation of an interest rate hike.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7626	0.7616	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6951	0.6945	0.0010rise	0.14% rise
Updated: October 17, 2016 - 7:46AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 14.12

Change in: -0.7970fall
Percentage up/down: (-5.34%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,590,169,627	1,704,175,830	929,821
Industrial	2,703,741,816	634,800,038	741,600
Mining	874,923,655	1,069,146,373	185,328

Last updated: October 14, 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
AME	ALTO METALS LIMITED	0.140rise	0.140	0.135
AMN	AGRIMIN LTD	0.660rise	0.660	0.610
ASZ	ASG GROUP LIMITED	1.600rise	1.600	1.595
ATP	ATLAS PEARLS LTD	0.050rise	0.050	0.043
BEE	BROO LTD	0.280rise	0.280	0.000
BRG	BREVILLE GROUP LTD	9.720rise	9.720	8.870
CAF	CENTREPOINT ALLIANCE	0.520rise	0.520	0.520
CRL	COMET RESOURCES	0.052rise	0.052	0.041
CUE	CUE ENERGY RESOURCE	0.088rise	0.088	0.078
DCG	DECMIL GROUP LIMITED	1.200rise	1.200	1.050
Updated: October 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
1PG	1-PAGE LTD	0.210fall	0.210	0.220
ACU	ACTIVISTIC LTD	0.019fall	0.019	0.020
ADD	ADAVALE RESOURCE LTD	0.011fall	0.011	0.015
AEG	ABSOLUTE EQUITY PERF	1.080fall	1.080	1.080
AIZ	AIR NEW ZEALAND	1.610fall	1.610	1.705
BAS	BASS STRAIT OIL CO	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
BEE	BROO LTD	0.215fall	0.215	0.000
BML	BOTSWANA METALS LTD	0.002fall	0.002	0.002
BOC	BOUGAINVILLE COPPER	0.150fall	0.150	0.170
CGN	CRATER GOLD MIN LTD	0.050fall	0.050	0.050
Updated: October 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
OGC	07:30AM	ICSID Tribunal Finds In Favour of Government Of El Salvador
ZOR	07:25AM	E Map Test

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
CAR	17 Oct 2016	0.1950
ORA	17 Oct 2016	0.0500
ALU	17 Oct 2016	0.1000
TRS	17 Oct 2016	0.1900
AYF	17 Oct 2016	0.0875
DIV	17 Oct 2016	0.2136
IOZ	17 Oct 2016	0.3280
IHD	17 Oct 2016	0.2935
IGB	17 Oct 2016	0.5953
ILB	17 Oct 2016	0.2062

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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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