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Markets Live: Bulls drive ASX above 5500

Shares are on track for strong weekly gains.

Shares extend this week's rally, led up by more gains in the big miners and a rally in Tatts, while banks slip.

ASX climbs to 3-month high

The ASX posted a strong gain for the week.

The sharemarket burst through 5500 to a three-month high, as commodities spearheaded a solid week of gains.

Higher rates not helping EM currencies

The lira weakened 1.5 per cent to 3.4473 per US dollar as of 6.45pm on Thursday in Istanbul. It earlier touched a record ...

The drop in emerging market currencies may have gone too far, though perhaps not for the Turkish lira, South African rand or Mexican peso.

'Dreadful' outlook for UK wages

A chart from the Resolution Foundation, which looks at low pay, suggested the fall in real wages in the 10 years to 2021 ...

UK government forecasts showed wages will stagnate for the next five years, according to The Institute for Fiscal Studies.

8@eight: The new normal continues

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

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The local share market is set to lift at the open.

Ross seen as next US commerce secretary

Ross is a trustee of the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think bank, and a noted art enthusiast with a taste ...

Wilbur Ross is expected to be President-elect Donald Trump's choice for commerce secretary.

Minjar offers $1.8b for Kalgoorlie stake

Barrick earlier this year said it was expecting a competitive auction for the stake.

Barrick Gold is reviewing the finances of a $1.8 billion bid for its half stake in the Kalgoorlie mine.

ECB sees rising stability risks

"Risks of further asset price corrections remain high and may be amplified by high correlations between asset classes," ...

The European Central Bank sees rising risks to euro zone financial stability, according to its twice-yearly review.

Market Indices

Updated: November 25, 2016 - 4:38PM

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Updated: November 25, 2016 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

254.00

Percentage up/down

54.04% rise
Declines

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150.00

Percentage up/down

31.91% fall
Unchanged

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66.00

Percentage up/down

14.04% steady

Last updated: Nov 25, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Bulls drive ASX above 5500

Shares extend this week's rally, led up by more gains in the big miners and a rally in Tatts, while banks slip.

The metal used to galvanise steel has gained nearly 90 per cent since a 6-1/2 year low of $US1444.50 in January on ...

Zinc reaches more than 8-yr high

Zinc jumped and copper headed towards its 2016 peak on expectations of stronger demand and tighter supplies.

In other precious metals, platinum fell as much as 1.8 per cent to $US915.15 an ounce, the lowest since February 29. ...

Gold drops to nine-month low

Gold is getting trampled, and silver entered a bear market.

Hedge funds are seeking new sources of capital as investors are fleeing the industry and rebelling against paying high ...

Credit Suisse targets hedge funds

Credit Suisse is courting investors to raise as much as $US2 billion for a fund that will buy stakes in hedge-fund firms.

Goldman earlier this week raised its forecast for West Texas Intermediate crude prices in the first quarter to $US55 a ...

Oil boost to global economy

Forget the stagflation of the 1970s. Higher oil prices would be a boon for the global economy so says Goldman Sachs.

Despite the mini-boom in commodity prices, the Aussie dollar has over the past months hardly strengthened.

Goldman turns bullish on economy and $A

In a surprisingly upbeat note, Goldman Sachs has upgraded its growth forecasts and says there is a chance the RBA will start lifting interest rates next year.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7452	0.7447	0.0041rise	0.55% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7037	0.7029	0.0014rise	0.20% rise
Updated: November 25, 2016 - 6:53PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.91

Change in: -0.2160fall
Percentage up/down: (-1.78%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	6,375,821,768	2,251,002,704	865,578
Industrial	4,655,999,998	935,138,316	690,324
Mining	1,688,882,047	1,315,419,893	170,267

Last updated: November 25, 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
ICG	INCA MINERALS LTD	0.021rise	0.012	0.014
A3D	AURORA LABS LIMITED	2.600rise	1.750	1.300
NTI	NEUROTECH INTL	0.555rise	0.385	0.000
AON	APOLLO MINERALS LTD	0.150rise	0.115	0.135
BUX	BUXTON RESOURCES LTD	0.145rise	0.120	0.110
BSR	BASSARI RESOURCES	0.041rise	0.034	0.022
RMR	RAM RESOURCES	0.026rise	0.022	0.002
LVH	LIVEHIRE LIMITED	0.330rise	0.280	0.255
CDA	CODAN LIMITED	1.920rise	1.630	1.680
MYE	MASTERMYNE GROUP LTD	0.490rise	0.420	0.320
Updated: November 25, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
JCI	JC INTERN GROUP LTD	0.700fall	0.850	0.750
NET	NETLINKZ LIMITED	0.020fall	0.024	0.028
CM8	CROWD MOBILE LTD	0.088fall	0.105	0.130
SVH	SILVER HERITAGE GRP	0.190fall	0.225	0.250
FZO	FAMILY ZONE CYBER	0.180fall	0.210	0.240
QTM	QUANTUM ENERGY.	0.013fall	0.015	0.018
WLD	WELLARD LIMITED	0.190fall	0.217	0.217
CFO	CFOAM LIMITED	0.460fall	0.525	0.510
OHE	ORION HEALTH GRP	2.500fall	2.790	3.050
AB1	ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP	0.089fall	0.098	0.130
Updated: November 25, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
HOM	06:50PM	Results of Meeting
ZLD	06:45PM	Becoming a substantial holder
DAF	06:45PM	Results of Annual General Meeting
CMY	06:41PM	Notice Under Section 708A
CMY	06:41PM	Appendix 3B
MLX	06:40PM	Appendix 3Y x 3
FNT	06:38PM	Appendix 3B
GLL	06:38PM	Appendix 3B Issue of Options
SIV	06:36PM	Silver Chef - App 3Y Andrew Kemp
ZLD	06:20PM	Change in substantial holding

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
GLH	25 Nov 2016	0.0100
KMD	25 Nov 2016	0.0752
IPE	25 Nov 2016	0.0220
SFL	28 Nov 2016	0.0100
SLF	29 Nov 2016	0.0698
BIS	30 Nov 2016	0.0250
NAC	30 Nov 2016	0.0250
FNP	30 Nov 2016	0.0225
BKW	30 Nov 2016	0.3200
AYD	30 Nov 2016	0.1000

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