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Shares reverse early losses to trade higher, led by buying in the big banks, while Vocus's earnings guidance is poorly received.

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

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The ASX futures market is six points higher and today is looking for a flat open.

Zinc climbs to 9-yr high as metals gain

Zinc for delivery in three months rose 2.9 per cent to settle at $US2900 a metric ton at 5.50pm on the London Metal ...

The price of zinc rose 2.9pc overnight to its highest level since October 2007 as China's plans for new rail links boosted metal prices.

Tensions rise as OPEC gathers

Doubts about OPEC's ability to deliver promised cuts sent Brent crude down 2 per cent initially overnight to less than ...

OPEC is trying to rescue a deal to limit oil output as tensions rise among the producer group and Russia.

Iron ore tops $US80 a tonne

The latest advance came as China's State Council pressed ahead with its environmental probe into illegal capacity ...

The spot price for iron ore extended its stunning rebound, topping $US80 a tonne for the first time in more than two years.

Investors brace for oil selloff should Opec deal fail

Tthe market is evenly split over whether Opec will reduce output by between 500,000 and 1 million barrels per day.

"Hot money" is set to flow out of the energy sector if the Opec cartel fail to reach a production cap agreement.

ASX falls ahead of Opec meeting

Investors are nervous ahead of the OPEC meeting on Wednesday.

The ASX fell almost 1 per cent as investors ignored climbing metals prices and instead sold energy stocks after oil dropped sharply.

8@eight: ASX eyes new highs ahead of annual purple patch

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The local share market will open the week on a modest positive after copper gained 2.5 per cent on Friday.

Market Indices

Updated: November 29, 2016 - 11:16AM

Updated: November 28, 2016 - 7:08PM

Updated: November 29, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: November 29, 2016 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

194.00

Percentage up/down

44.09% rise
Declines

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182.00

Percentage up/down

41.36% fall
Unchanged

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64.00

Percentage up/down

14.55% steady

Last updated: Nov 29, 2016 - 11:16AM

Markets Live: Vocus shares smacked

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Shares reverse early losses to trade higher, led by buying in the big banks, while Vocus's earnings guidance is poorly received.

Karoon Gas is upping its interest in Brazil.

A nervous wait for Karoon Gas

Will Karoon Gas's large cash holding save the company should its Petrobras deal-of-the-year fall through?

Investors will be largely focused on the oil market this week.

'Asymmetric' OPEC risk to weigh on ASX

After months of negotiation and speculation, OPEC meets on Wednesday to hammer out an oil production deal while investors will also be keenly awaiting the US jobs report on Friday.

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Australia's first listed eSports company debuts

The first eSports company to list on the Australian share market gained 27 per cent on its first day of trading, ending the day 1 cent higher at 3 cents.

About 2.96 billion shares changed hands on US exchanges on Friday compared with the 7.88 billion average for the last 20 ...

Wall St rises for third straight week

Wall Street's three main indexes closed at record highs on Friday, helped by gains in consumer staples.

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	0.7493	0.7488	0.0009rise	0.12% rise
AUD/EUR	0.7058	0.705	0.0005rise	0.07% rise
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 10:46AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.54

Change in: 0.1900rise
Percentage up/down: (1.54%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	988,192,784	930,665,061	232,318
Industrial	740,899,631	159,246,685	184,606
Mining	244,770,510	771,375,104	47,033

Last updated: November 29, 2016 - 11:16AM

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
RLC	REEDY LAGOON CORP.	0.027rise	0.013	0.010
LKE	LAKE RESOURCES	0.085rise	0.070	0.070
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.054rise	0.047	0.051
MDC	MEDLAB CLINICAL LTD	0.880rise	0.775	0.610
IBG	IRONBARK ZINC LTD	0.115rise	0.102	0.080
TPC	TPC CONSOLIDATED LTD	1.170rise	1.050	0.630
IIL	INNATE IMMUNO	0.780rise	0.710	0.750
ESH	ESPORTS MOGUL ASIA	0.034rise	0.031	0.024
CIA	CHAMPION IRON LTD	0.465rise	0.440	0.285
WSA	WESTERN AREAS LTD	3.430rise	3.330	2.960
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 11:16AM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
MLX	METALS X LIMITED	0.635fall	1.320	1.250
BLZ	BLAZE INTERNATIONAL	0.031fall	0.043	0.041
OHE	ORION HEALTH GRP	1.890fall	2.500	3.050
RTG	RTG MINING INC.	0.270fall	0.305	0.340
CHK	COHIBA MIN LTD	0.010fall	0.011	0.013
RHP	RHIPE LTD	0.655fall	0.720	0.900
VOC	VOCUS COMMS LTD	4.850fall	5.230	5.250
XIP	XENITH IP GROUP LTD	2.600fall	2.736	2.827
COO	CORUM GROUP LIMITED	0.069fall	0.071	0.074
KAT	KATANA CAPITAL	0.720fall	0.730	0.745
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 11:16AM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
GSS	10:55AM	Chairman's Address to Shareholders
SRZ	10:52AM	Tin Mineral Resource Upgrade JORC 2012
BUG	10:52AM	2016 AGM Chairman's Notes
BUG	10:52AM	2016 AGM Presentation
EAI	10:51AM	Weekly NTA
LIC	10:50AM	Results of AGM
VIC	10:50AM	Change of Directors' Interest Notice
PTR	10:49AM	Acquisition Update
ERL	10:48AM	Article on Penny's Find Gold Project
REX	10:39AM	Chairman's Address to Shareholders

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
SLF	29 Nov 2016	0.0698
BIS	30 Nov 2016	0.0250
NAC	30 Nov 2016	0.0250
FNP	30 Nov 2016	0.0225
AYD	30 Nov 2016	0.1000
AYJ	30 Nov 2016	0.5400
AYH	30 Nov 2016	0.0500
AYK	30 Nov 2016	0.3700
AYZ	30 Nov 2016	0.5400
BKW	30 Nov 2016	0.3200

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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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