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Markets Live: Harvey Norman's record high

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Shares fall hard as miners take a hit following a drop in commodity prices, but Harvey Norman is a bright spot.

UBS tips 20pc fall in global markets

Wall St is near record highs despite five consecutive quarters of falling earnings, the MSCI world sharemarket index is ...

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Were investors to more accurately price risks, global equity markets would fall by as much as 20 per cent, UBS says.

8@eight: $A hit hard, poor Wall Street lead

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

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The ASX could be in for a tough day after a poor lead from US markets while the weakening of commodity prices hit the Australian dollar.

Price rally bolsters China steel sector

Margins at Chinese producers have swung from deeply negative in November to the best since 2009 in April, which has ...

China's top steelmakers posted gains in first-half profit as a surprise rebound in prices lifted earnings.

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ASX steady as US rate hike fears ease

Support for the heavyweight banks and miners underpinned the ASX's advance on Tuesday.

Australian shares enjoyed a modest bounce as investors moved back into the big banks and miners.

Uranium miner ERA slashes asset values

Senior traditional owner Yvonne Margarula of the Mirarr people stands in front of the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu ...

Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has been forced to slash the value of its assets by $161 million.

Australia's growing debt a 'ticking time bomb'

Canberra's inability to fix the budget due to populist stonewalling will spark an 'explosion' of government debt, TD ...

Australia's fiscal position is becoming increasingly untenable, even if current debt and deficit metrics remain low by global standards, TD Securities warns.

Market Indices

Updated: August 31, 2016 - 1:46PM

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Updated: August 31, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

149.00

Percentage up/down

31.43% rise
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271.00

Percentage up/down

57.17% fall
Unchanged

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54.00

Percentage up/down

11.39% steady

Last updated: Aug 31, 2016 - 1:46PM

Markets Live: Harvey Norman's record high

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Shares fall hard as miners take a hit following a drop in commodity prices, but Harvey Norman is a bright spot.

Ashton was accused of using electronic chat rooms to manipulate currency pricing benchmarks and disclose confidential ...

Former Barclays FX trader banned

Christopher Ashton has been fined $US1.2 million by the Fed and permanently banned from US banking.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the currency against 10 major peers, surged 0.9 per cent as of 4pm in New York.

Greenback rises to two-week high

A gauge of the US dollar rose after Federal Reserve officials spurred bets of an imminent rate hike.

The ASX is looking to rebound from a poor start to the week.

8@eight: Positive start in store for ASX

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The local sharemarket is poised for a strong open after Wall Street made a solid start to the week, stopping a three-day slide.

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Mexico hedges 2017 oil exports

Mexico's government hedged oil exports for next year at an average $US42 a barrel.

Former Barclays FX trader banned

Christopher Ashton has been fined $US1.2 million by the Fed and permanently banned from US banking.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7527	0.7522	0.0013rise	0.17% rise
AUD/EUR	0.675	0.6744	0.0006rise	0.09% rise
Updated: August 31, 2016 - 1:17PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.55

Change in: 0.5050rise
Percentage up/down: (3.87%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,946,914,225	1,483,349,414	717,015
Industrial	2,348,838,120	509,010,487	589,641
Mining	585,073,054	974,062,671	123,849

Last updated: August 31, 2016 - 1:46PM

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
RRP	REALM RESOURCES LTD	0.021rise	0.004	0.002
SMR	STANMORE COAL LTD	0.430rise	0.330	0.310
ZER	ZETA RESOURCES LTD	0.400rise	0.330	0.235
YAL	YANCOAL AUST LTD	0.150rise	0.125	0.100
FBR	FASTBRICK ROBOTICS	0.057rise	0.049	0.032
RHC	RAMSAY HEALTH CARE	82.990rise	77.350	79.730
SXL	STHN CROSS MEDIA	1.537rise	1.445	1.260
RFG	RETAIL FOOD GROUP	7.040rise	6.720	5.840
AIA	AUCKLAND INTERNATION	7.270rise	6.950	7.010
MTO	MOTORCYCLE HLDG	3.950rise	3.800	3.520
Updated: August 31, 2016 - 1:46PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
EHE	ESTIA HEALTH LTD	3.330fall	4.730	4.500
BIQ	BUILDINGIQ, INC	0.100fall	0.140	0.400
UBN	URBANISE.COM LTD	0.205fall	0.280	0.400
GLB	GLOBE INTERNATIONAL	1.000fall	1.245	1.340
WLD	WELLARD LIMITED	0.275fall	0.325	0.375
PAC	PACIFIC GRP LTD	4.000fall	4.680	4.350
MTL	MANALTO LTD	0.030fall	0.035	0.050
TBH	TOPBETTA HLDING LTD	0.130fall	0.150	0.160
NEU	NEUREN PHARMACEUT.	0.041fall	0.047	0.052
MTR	MANTRA GROUP LTD	2.870fall	3.060	2.990
Updated: August 31, 2016 - 1:46PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
OMH	01:25PM	Director Resignation and Final Director's Interest Notice
SPK	01:25PM	Spark Finance Bonds Issue Size and Interest Rate
UPG	01:23PM	Settlement of Final TSA Sale Contract
CNW	01:20PM	Cirrus Networks Secures Key Local Government Project
BSN	01:19PM	Preliminary Final Report
FGX	01:18PM	Appendix 4E Preliminary Final Report FY2016
ADR	01:16PM	Preliminary Final Report
BMT	01:14PM	Initial Director's Interest Notice
RFN	01:13PM	Appendix 4E commentary
BMT	01:13PM	Initial Director's Interest Notice

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
CQR	31 Aug 2016	0.1410
GHC	31 Aug 2016	0.0442
GPT	31 Aug 2016	0.1150
DXS	31 Aug 2016	0.2046
GOZ	31 Aug 2016	0.1030
SGP	31 Aug 2016	0.1230
GMF	31 Aug 2016	0.0385
AVN	31 Aug 2016	0.0368
CDP	31 Aug 2016	0.1961
GDF	31 Aug 2016	0.0225

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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

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

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WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

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