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Markets Live: ASX plunges below 5200

A high court ruling in Britain complicated Britain's Brexit process.

Shares suffer a third straight week of losses as investors stay cautious ahead of next week's election.

Warren Buffett is sitting on more cash than ever, almost $US85 billion of it

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is sitting on more cash than ever.

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Berkshire Hathaway had almost $85 billion in cash on its books as of the end of September and that's a lot of "ammo."

Stocks set for weak start as US election dominates

The election will dominate the market's attention this week, but there's plenty of local action as AGM season hits is ...

1 hr ago

The election will dominate markets this week and Australian stocks are set to open lower on Monday as traders sit on their hands before the crucial US vote.

Wall St slips on rate bets

Equities remain on pace for a fourth weekly decline in the last five, as polls showed a dwindling lead for Democratic ...

The S&P; 500 has extended its longest losing streak in more than three decades.

Coal surge challenges China

Qinhuangdao coal climbed to 672 yuan ($US99) a tonne through the week ended October 31, the highest since 2012.

China seeks response to "irrational" price surge amid efforts to streamline its coal industry.

Zinc slips, copper edges higher

Lower supplies due to mine closures and firm demand are behind zinc's 70 per cent rise from its January low.

Zinc retreated from a five-year high, while copper touched its highest since July.

Dalian iron ore at two-year high

The most-traded iron ore for January delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rose as far as 509.50 yuan ($US75) a ...

Chinese iron ore futures climbed to their strongest level in more than two years amid firm demand.

European stocks poised to bounce

The 3.5 per cent slump this week has sent the Stoxx 600 to a four-month low, with a valuation of about 14 times ...

European stocks have fallen so much that a technical level signals a rebound may be around the corner.

Market Indices

Updated: November 4, 2016 - 4:38PM

Updated: November 4, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: November 5, 2016 - 8:15AM

Updated: November 5, 2016 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

129.00

Percentage up/down

27.86% rise
Declines

Price

271.00

Percentage up/down

58.53% fall
Unchanged

Price

63.00

Percentage up/down

13.61% steady

Last updated: Nov 4, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX plunges below 5200

Shares suffer a third straight week of losses as investors stay cautious ahead of next week's election.

In 2013, markets broke out, implying the start of a new bull market.

Bull market has room to run

Opinion

The Dow's P/E has averaged 16 the past three years, the mid range during secular bull markets.

The UK currency's six-day winning streak, its longest since March, pushed its weekly gain to 3 per cent, the biggest ...

Pound's best week since 2009

The pound posted its best week since 2009 as a flurry of news offered relief for the currency.

Among service providers, education and health services led with an increase of 52,000 jobs, followed by professional and ...

US adds 161,000 jobs, wages rise

US jobs continued to rise at a steady pace in October and wage gains accelerated, signs that the labor market and economy made steady progress at the start of the fourth quarter.

Donald Trump has tapped into a roiling mood across the US with his mantra: "We don't win any more."

Bear ballot: Investors sweat on Trump victory

ANALYSIS

US election feature looking at implications for the markets under a Trump or Clinton presidency.

Pound's best week since 2009

The pound posted its best week since 2009 as a flurry of news offered relief for the currency.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7679	0.7674	0.0004rise	0.05% rise
AUD/EUR	0.689	0.6882	-0.0004fall	-0.06% fall
Updated: November 5, 2016 - 8:23AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 20.71

Change in: 1.7890rise
Percentage up/down: (9.46%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,403,053,682	2,170,603,880	1,047,243
Industrial	3,627,226,476	817,017,574	871,240
Mining	751,387,981	1,353,286,042	171,243

Last updated: November 4, 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
EGL	ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP	0.060rise	0.019	0.019
ARV	ARTEMIS RESOURCES	0.002rise	0.001	0.001
BRL	BATHURST RES LTD.	0.120rise	0.069	0.069
IEC	INTRA ENERGY CORP	0.025rise	0.020	0.020
RLC	REEDY LAGOON CORP.	0.010rise	0.008	0.010
PNW	PACIFIC STAR NETWORK	0.300rise	0.245	0.250
PDZ	PRAIRIE MINING LTD	0.430rise	0.360	0.400
OZL	OZ MINERALS	7.080rise	6.360	6.710
GLL	GALILEE ENERGY LTD	0.125rise	0.115	0.115
OPG	OPUS GROUP LTD	0.580rise	0.545	0.560
Updated: November 4, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
QMN	QLD MINING CORP	0.003fall	0.005	0.004
BMN	BANNERMAN RESOURCES	0.020fall	0.033	0.029
IVX	INVION LTD	0.002fall	0.003	0.003
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.043fall	0.062	0.061
AUK	AUGUR RESOURCES LTD	0.010fall	0.014	0.012
KDL	KIM DIAMONDS LTD	0.034fall	0.045	0.045
CIW	CLIME INVESTMENT	0.500fall	0.650	0.605
NCL	NETCCENTRIC LTD	0.027fall	0.035	0.035
CPH	CRESO PHARMA LTD	0.220fall	0.285	0.240
AXT	ARGO EXPLORATION	0.045fall	0.055	0.050
Updated: November 4, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	04 Nov 16	End of Day
BLZ	04 Nov 16	Rights Issue Prospectus
TTE	04 Nov 16	TTE Re-Capitalisation and ASX Appendix 3B
PVD	04 Nov 16	Appendix 3Y - D Neaves
PVD	04 Nov 16	Appendix 3B
BYR	04 Nov 16	Amended Appendix 3B
LIT	04 Nov 16	AGM Proxy form amendment
MKO	04 Nov 16	Target's Statement
EAR	04 Nov 16	MKO: Target's Statement
BGD	04 Nov 16	Suspension from Official Quotation

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
EHE	07 Nov 2016	0.1280
IIC	07 Nov 2016	0.0100
WPH	07 Nov 2016	0.0200
AGI	07 Nov 2016	0.0500
TFC	08 Nov 2016	0.0300
PRO	08 Nov 2016	0.0200
MCP	08 Nov 2016	0.0200
KKT	08 Nov 2016	0.0050
BWR	09 Nov 2016	0.0400
AVG	09 Nov 2016	0.0150

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