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Markets Live: ASX finds its feet

The ASX is set to lift after a two-day, 120 point slide.

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The ASX has steadied in afternoon trade as the bank stocks firm, while retail sales data for June disappoints.

Chinese giants in $314m bid for Aussie vitamins firm

Vitaco chief executive Ryan d'Almeida meets fund managers in Sydney on Tuesday.

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A Chinese consortium is set to swallow Australian vitamins and supplements maker Vitaco for more than $300 million.

Gross doesn't 'like bonds, most stocks'

The things that look good to buy are what central bankers haven't been buying, Bill Gross reckons.

Bond king Bill Gross says investors should favour gold and real estate while avoiding most stocks and bonds trading at inflated prices.

Volatility hammers currency traders

The Japanese currency's appreciation this year is an example of a move that's confounded traders, said Robert Tipp, ...

Money managers trading in the $US5.3-trillion-a-day currency market can't get a break.

Samarco seen defaulting on debt

Samarco's notes continue to trade at highly distressed levels, signalling the recent support from BHP and Vale may not ...

While BHP and Vale are stepping up support of their Brazilian joint-venture, it may not be enough.

S&P; 500 lifts on energy shares

At 18.3 times this year's projected earnings, the S&P 500 is trading near its highest multiple in more than a decade.

The S&P; 500 halted a two-day decline, as oil's biggest gain in three weeks boosted energy producers.

need2know: ASX set for strong start

On Wednesday, the ASX suffered its worst daily fall since the day of the Brexit decision.

Local shares appear poised to open higher, rebounding from yesterday's bank-led slide.

Tesla posts wider quarterly loss

Total revenue rose 33 per cent to $US1.27 billion in the quarter ended June 30.

Tesla Motors reported a wider loss as rising sales failed to offset the huge cost of ramping output.

Market Indices

Updated: August 4, 2016 - 3:22PM

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Updated: August 4, 2016 - 2:00AM

Advances

Price

270.00

Percentage up/down

57.69% rise
Declines

Price

154.00

Percentage up/down

32.91% fall
Unchanged

Price

44.00

Percentage up/down

9.40% steady

Last updated: Aug 4, 2016 - 3:22PM

Markets Live: ASX finds its feet

Live

The ASX has steadied in afternoon trade as the bank stocks firm, while retail sales data for June disappoints.

Vale expects to sell 340 million tonnes of iron ore this year, compared with 346 million tonnes last year.

Vale considers iron ore streaming

Vale may seek as much as $US10 billion by selling future iron ore output to Chinese companies.

Australian company bonds due in three-to-five years have provided a total return of 4.8 per cent so far in 2016.

Nikko extends Aussie corporate bond bets

Nikko expects stimulus from global central banks to provide ongoing support for corporate notes.

Fiat Chrysler jumped on talk Samsung Electronics is in advanced talks to buy some or all of the operations of auto-parts ...

Growth worries offset bank bounce

European equities hovered near a three-week low on deepening scepticism about the region's growth.

Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex said Tuesday it halted trading, withdrawals and deposits after discovering the ...

Hackers steal $US65m worth of bitcoin

Bitcoin plunged, then rebounded after one of the digital currency's largest exchanges was hacked.

Volatility hammers currency traders

Money managers trading in the $US5.3-trillion-a-day currency market can't get a break.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7615	0.7611	0.0023rise	0.30% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6833	0.6827	0.0022rise	0.32% rise
Updated: August 4, 2016 - 2:52PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 15.47

Change in: -0.7690fall
Percentage up/down: (-4.74%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,031,308,744	1,633,852,777	811,185
Industrial	2,331,173,317	562,376,365	663,495
Mining	689,438,554	1,071,251,837	144,942

Last updated: August 4, 2016 - 3:22PM

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
CGM	COUGAR METALS NL	0.017rise	0.008	0.008
HAV	HAVILAH RESOURCES	0.850rise	0.420	0.455
AHK	ARK MINES LIMITED	0.280rise	0.170	0.170
RBX	RESOURCE BASE	0.011rise	0.007	0.007
AME	ALTO METALS LIMITED	0.140rise	0.090	0.125
BLY	BOART LONGYEAR	0.185rise	0.120	0.120
DAU	DAMPIER GOLD LTD	0.044rise	0.029	0.030
AOP	APOLLO CONSOLIDATED	0.130rise	0.092	0.115
RVR	RED RIVER RESOURCES	0.245rise	0.180	0.180
OVR	OVERLAND RESOURCES	0.012rise	0.009	0.010
Updated: August 4, 2016 - 3:22PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
MKB	MOKO SOCIAL MEDIA	0.004fall	0.006	0.006
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.070fall	0.084	0.084
RXH	REWARDLE HOLDING LTD	0.050fall	0.060	0.060
DRO	DRONESHIELD LIMITED	0.195fall	0.230	0.215
DCC	DIGITALX LIMITED	0.081fall	0.083	0.083
HCH	HOT CHILI LTD	0.049fall	0.050	0.050
Updated: August 4, 2016 - 3:22PM

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Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
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RBA: The washup

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Interest rates stoush

Interest Rates

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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