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Markets Live: Banks find buyers

Investors have done well out of the election of Donald Trump earlier this month.

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

ASX slips as metals rally runs out of steam

Investors are hesitating ahead of Wednesday's OPEC meeting.

Australian shares ended marginally lower as a red-hot metals rally ran out of steam and investors showed some nerves ahead of OPEC.

RBA rate hike 'would need decent data'

The view from Paris is a lot more hawkish than what experts think on the ground.

The view from Paris is a lot more hawkish than that of experts on the ground here.

8@eight: Markets in the waiting place

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.

Market Indices

Updated: November 29, 2016 - 4:41PM

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Advances

Price

166.00

Percentage up/down

35.39% rise
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244.00

Percentage up/down

52.03% fall
Unchanged

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59.00

Percentage up/down

12.58% steady

Last updated: Nov 29, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Banks find buyers

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

Investors are nervous ahead of the OPEC meeting on Wednesday.

ASX falls ahead of Opec meeting

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.

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.

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	0.7471	0.7466	-0.0013fall	-0.17% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7056	0.7044	-0.0001fall	-0.01% fall
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 8:42PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.76

Change in: 0.4060rise
Percentage up/down: (3.29%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,245,955,479	3,014,467,155	1,148,286
Industrial	4,006,643,877	794,043,532	924,869
Mining	1,226,087,641	2,220,183,890	220,167

Last updated: November 29, 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 ...

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Markets are in a well-oiled "death spiral," analysts at Citigroup say.

Code	Name	New Highs	Last Week	Last Month
RLC	REEDY LAGOON CORP.	0.039rise	0.013	0.010
AVZ	AVZ MINERALS LTD	0.019rise	0.013	0.016
SIH	SIHAYO GOLD LIMITED	0.030rise	0.021	0.024
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.060rise	0.047	0.051
LKE	LAKE RESOURCES	0.085rise	0.070	0.070
ABU	ABM RESOURCES NL	0.140rise	0.120	0.077
A3D	AURORA LABS LIMITED	2.980rise	2.600	1.300
MDC	MEDLAB CLINICAL LTD	0.885rise	0.775	0.610
IBG	IRONBARK ZINC LTD	0.115rise	0.102	0.080
WBA	WEBSTER LTD	1.370rise	1.220	1.220
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 4:10PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
MLX	METALS X LIMITED	0.635fall	1.320	1.250
AJY	ASAPLUS RESOURCES	0.120fall	0.240	0.240
BLZ	BLAZE INTERNATIONAL	0.030fall	0.043	0.041
COM	COMOPS LIMITED	0.010fall	0.014	0.014
OHE	ORION HEALTH GRP	1.820fall	2.500	3.050
VOC	VOCUS COMMS LTD	4.180fall	5.230	5.250
RTG	RTG MINING INC.	0.265fall	0.305	0.340
LNU	LINIUS TECH LIMITED	0.040fall	0.045	0.059
AFR	AFRICAN ENERGY RES	0.035fall	0.039	0.039
PVL	POWERHOUSE VEN LTD	0.635fall	0.700	0.760
Updated: November 29, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	08:31PM	End of Day
NST	08:30PM	Results of AGM
TTS	08:25PM	Change in substantial holding
MML	08:24PM	Becoming a substantial holder
THD	08:24PM	Appendix 3B
NXT	08:23PM	Becoming a substantial holder
RGP	08:17PM	Change of Company Secretary
MXC	08:17PM	Results of Annual General Meeting
TAP	08:11PM	Change in substantial holding
RGP	08:10PM	Initial Director's Interest Notice

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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