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Markets Live: Blue chips dumped

Share falls are led by a plunge in Bellamy's following a soft sales report, as energy stocks give up some of yesterday's blockbuster gains and bond yields hit new 2016 highs.

Global stocks tread water on jobs data

For the week, the Dow edged up 0.1 per cent, the S&P 500 fell 1 per cent and the Nasdaq shed 2.65 per cent.

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Wall Street had a muted final day of the week as the latest American jobs data reinforced the view of gradual US rate hikes.

Brent's biggest weekly gain since 2009

US crude settled at $US51.68 per barrel, up 62 cents or 1.21 per cent and notched its biggest weekly gain since early ...

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Oil prices rallied for their best week in at least five years on Friday, steadying above $US51 a barrel.

Sterling shorts feeling the heat

Sterling's value against a basket of currencies rose 5 per cent in November, in part as more obstacles emerge to the ...

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Sterling's value against a basket of currencies rose 5 per cent in November, its biggest monthly rise since January 2009.

US bond yields retreat, Italy awaited

US Treasuries posted a negative 2.7 per cent return in November to mark their worst performance since January 2009, ...

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Treasury yields eased as traders renewed buying US government bonds on the heels of their worst month in nearly eight years.

US jobless rate at 9-year low

Construction employment increased by 19,000 jobs last month after rising by 14,000 in October.

US employers added 178,000 jobs in November, and the nation's jobless rate fell to 4.6 per cent.

Darling dairy stocks dumped after Bellamy's China warning

Bellamy's said there had been a "temporary volume dislocation" in China caused by regulatory changes in the crucial market.

Australia's one-time darling dairy stocks were dumped by investors on Friday after Bellamy's Australia warned recent import rule changes in China had crimped sales of its organic infant formula amid discounting by rivals.

ASX ends week in the red on profit taking

This was the first week to close down since Donald Trump was elected.

A broad sell-off pushed shares lower on Friday, with the reversal of the mining rally and profit taking dragging the ASX to a weekly loss.

Market Indices

Updated: December 2, 2016 - 4:44PM

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Updated: December 3, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: December 3, 2016 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

104.00

Percentage up/down

22.03% rise
Declines

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306.00

Percentage up/down

64.83% fall
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62.00

Percentage up/down

13.14% steady

Last updated: Dec 2, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Blue chips dumped

Share falls are led by a plunge in Bellamy's following a soft sales report, as energy stocks give up some of yesterday's blockbuster gains and bond yields hit new 2016 highs.

Bill Gross. 'Record low yields are not worth the risk.'

Bond king Bill Gross doesn't buy the Trump rally

Investors are misguided in betting that the President-elect's promised tax cuts, infrastructure spending and deregulation will spur faster growth, warns the billionaire bond investor.

Calling an end to the three-decade bond bull market is no longer looking like a fool's errand.

Worst ever month for global bonds

The 30-year-old bull market in bonds looks to be ending with a bang.

Draghi recently argued that stalling growth was the biggest risk to the euro zone economy and "very substantial" ...

ECB set to extend bond-buying program

The ECB will consider sending a formal signal, as early as next week, that it will eventually end its bond purchases.

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

8@eight: Energy is the place to be

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The local sharemarket is set to open slightly down after a strong finish above 5500 on Thursday.

The local unit was trading at US73.82¢ at about 8am AEDT, down from US74.74¢ on Wednesday. It touched an overnight low ...

$A drops as US dollar surges higher

The Australian dollar has fallen more than 1 per cent, through the US74¢ mark, amid a fresh surge in the greenback.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7465	0.746	0.0046rise	0.62% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6997	0.6989	0.0001rise	0.01% rise
Updated: December 3, 2016 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.55

Change in: 0.2000rise
Percentage up/down: (1.62%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,338,530,744	2,214,782,703	1,091,869
Industrial	4,000,831,079	853,598,444	874,645
Mining	1,322,866,579	1,360,899,850	213,693

Last updated: December 2, 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
RCP	REDBANK COPPER LTD	0.003rise	0.002	0.002
CR8	CRE8TEK LIMITED	0.080rise	0.056	0.060
TBH	TOPBETTA HLDING LTD	0.285rise	0.200	0.200
IIL	INNATE IMMUNO	0.930rise	0.710	0.780
TPC	TPC CONSOLIDATED LTD	1.350rise	1.050	1.200
MDC	MEDLAB CLINICAL LTD	0.890rise	0.775	0.885
BBL	BRISBANE BRONCOS	0.435rise	0.390	0.420
RMG	RMG LIMITED	0.020rise	0.018	0.020
IRI	INTEGRATED RESEARCH	2.490rise	2.250	2.430
CSR	CSR LIMITED	4.410rise	4.070	4.180
Updated: December 2, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SAN	SAGALIO ENERGY LTD	0.007fall	0.090	0.090
TPD	TALON PETROLEUM LTD	0.003fall	0.010	0.010
PEC	PERPETUAL RES LTD	0.010fall	0.030	0.030
MLX	METALS X LIMITED	0.570fall	1.320	0.630
PGY	PILOT ENERGY LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
SEG	SEGUE RESOURCES	0.001fall	0.002	0.002
CHP	CHAPMANS LIMITED	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
CA8	COASSETS LTD.	0.100fall	0.170	0.100
RTG	RTG MINING INC.	0.180fall	0.305	0.260
PDN	PALADIN ENERGY LTD	0.059fall	0.095	0.083
Updated: December 2, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	02 Dec 16	End of Day
DTX	02 Dec 16	Final Director's Interest Notice
GEG	02 Dec 16	Appendix 3B
AHN	02 Dec 16	Formal Sale Option Agreement for Sale of Byro Project Signed
DTX	02 Dec 16	Resignation of Director
GEG	02 Dec 16	Change of Director's Interest Notice
AGG	02 Dec 16	Director Appointment/Resignation
TSM	02 Dec 16	Suspension from Official Quotation
MCH	02 Dec 16	Results of Meeting
TEG	02 Dec 16	Amended Timetable for Consolidation of Shares

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
LGD	05 Dec 2016	0.0060
API	09 Dec 2016	0.0350
ORI	09 Dec 2016	0.2900
TRE	09 Dec 2016	0.0300
DLX	09 Dec 2016	0.1250
WHF	12 Dec 2016	0.0850
SOL	12 Dec 2016	0.3100
ZEL	12 Dec 2016	0.0888
CSR	13 Dec 2016	0.1300
NAB	13 Dec 2016	0.9900

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