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Markets Live: Peso says adios to Trump

Shares are set to extend their recent gains.

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The dollar loses steam as labour market data disappoints, while shares remain steady digesting a flow of news.

Oil falls on Russian output comments

Russia has capacity to add as much as 4 million barrels a day, if there's demand, and technological and economic ...

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Oil declined from a 15-month high as Russia's largest oil company said the country could boost production and Nigeria lowered prices for its crude.

8@eight: Aussie dollar slips in key day reversal

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

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The Aussie dollar fell 1 per cent overnight and SPI futures are pointing to a flat open for the local sharemarket.

Hedge funds shed $37b in quarter

Investors redeemed $US51.5 billion in the first nine months of the year, even as industry assets rose to a record ...

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Investors in hedge funds have redeemed $68 billion in the first nine months of the year.

Aluminium falls near month low

Total Chinese production in September rose to 2.75m tonnes, a 15-month high, while global average daily output touched a ...

Aluminium neared its lowest in a month on worries about oversupply after a rise in Chinese output.

ECB retains easing bias

"There are no signs yet of a convincing upward trend in underlying inflation," Draghi told a news conference.

Mario Draghi said a long-awaited rise in inflation is predicated on "very substantial" stimulus.

World wine output at 4-year low

Global wine output is set to decrease by 5 per cent compared with last year to 259.5 million hectolitres (mhl), one of ...

Australia and New Zealand winemakers may benefit from bad weather in France and South America.

ASX edges higher as oil price climbs

Investors rushed into the new "pot stock" just one week after the government legalised the dispense of medical cannabis ...

Shares close higher as investors digested news from Rio Tinto, Crown Resorts and Ten Networks and oil hit a 15-month high.

Market Indices

Updated: October 20, 2016 - 4:38PM

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Updated: October 21, 2016 - 8:15AM

Updated: October 21, 2016 - 3:00AM

Advances

Price

229.00

Percentage up/down

49.67% rise
Declines

Price

165.00

Percentage up/down

35.79% fall
Unchanged

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67.00

Percentage up/down

14.53% steady

Last updated: Oct 20, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Peso says adios to Trump

Live

The dollar loses steam as labour market data disappoints, while shares remain steady digesting a flow of news.

BHP warned iron ore and coking "supply [would] grow more quickly than demand in the near term".

Iron ore price set to fall heading into 2017

Fortescue Metals has indicated the price of iron ore prices may decline heading into 2017 as the market makes way for additional supplies from Australia and Brazil, even as high cost domestic miners in China continue to close down.

The Aussie dollar has jumped following three central bank meetings this week.

Aussie dollar roller coaster on oil, jobs data

The Australian dollar burst through US77¢ overnight, following the oil price which hit a 15-month high, but slid as jobs data disappointed the market.

Looming housing downturn to put 200,000 jobs at risk: Morgan Stanley

Apartment glut is set to trigger a sharp slowdown in construction, putting 200,000 jobs at risk and prompting the RBA to slash rates to 1 per cent next year, the bank predicts.

Murray Goulburn is suffering as its suppliers flee to other milk processors.

Murray Goulburn hit by farmers' defection

Troubled milk processor Murray Goulburn has warned of a steep fall in its milk volumes as farmers switch to supplying rival processors or quit the industry.

The yuan has declined 1 per cent this month as expectations of a US rate rise fuelled a dollar rally and China's central ...

Yuan nears crisis peg

The yuan may be in for a tough few months.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7627	0.7617	-0.0007fall	-0.09% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6981	0.697	-0.0006fall	-0.09% fall
Updated: October 21, 2016 - 8:24AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.92

Change in: -0.3550fall
Percentage up/down: (-2.67%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,617,513,131	1,933,071,214	909,715
Industrial	3,676,010,307	729,964,637	746,393
Mining	925,649,704	1,202,815,205	159,290

Last updated: October 20, 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
LEX	LEFROY EXPLORATION	0.260rise	0.050	0.050
MLS	METALS AUSTRALIA	0.012rise	0.003	0.003
IKW	IKWEZI MINING LTD	0.012rise	0.009	0.012
CGS	COGSTATE LTD	1.150rise	0.900	0.975
SWJ	STONEWALL RES LTD	0.019rise	0.015	0.017
KPO	KALINA POWER LIMITED	0.130rise	0.105	0.080
MGV	MUSGRAVE MINERALS	0.130rise	0.105	0.096
BRL	BATHURST RES LTD.	0.061rise	0.050	0.037
BSE	BASE RES LIMITED	0.205rise	0.170	0.170
IIL	INNATE IMMUNO	0.735rise	0.620	0.585
Updated: October 20, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
NYO	NYOTA MINERALS LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
MPE	MAGNUM GAS & POWER	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
SPX	SPECTRUM RARE EARTHS	0.003fall	0.005	0.005
BSN	BISAN LIMITED	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
ADY	ADMIRALTY RESOURCES.	0.008fall	0.010	0.010
CVT	COVATA LTD	0.100fall	0.125	0.130
TRS	THE REJECT SHOP	7.430fall	9.250	9.875
LGR	LANKA GRAPHITE LTD	0.065fall	0.080	0.080
AQS	AQUIS ENT LTD	0.050fall	0.060	0.060
NET	NETLINKZ LIMITED	0.032fall	0.038	0.036
Updated: October 20, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
MIL	08:33AM	Millennium to acquire Airlite Group
QAN	08:32AM	Daily share buy-back notice - Appendix 3E
SBM	08:32AM	2016 Appendix 4G and Corporate Governance Statement
LTN	08:32AM	Executive Incentives
SBM	08:28AM	2016 Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting
EAI	08:28AM	Daily share buy-back notice - Appendix 3E
AGL	08:28AM	Appendix 3E - Share Buy Back Notice
ICU	08:27AM	Annual Report to Shareholders
MLA	08:27AM	Notice of Annual General Meeting
OSP	08:27AM	CEO Presentation

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
FGX	21 Oct 2016	0.0200
ARB	21 Oct 2016	0.1700
APO	21 Oct 2016	0.0650
CLH	21 Oct 2016	0.0390
ACQ	21 Oct 2016	0.0180
AID	21 Oct 2016	0.0600
CAM	21 Oct 2016	0.0120
IMF	21 Oct 2016	0.0750
SGM	21 Oct 2016	0.1200
GCM	24 Oct 2016	0.0098

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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

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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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