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Markets Live: Italy 'no' vote spooks investors

Five Star Movement founder Beppe Grillo is expected to benefit should Italian PM Matteo Renzi step down.

In a day of resignations, the ASX and the euro drop after Italian PM Matteo Renzi steps down, while the kiwi slips on John Key's surprise exit.

Italy's banks face another hit, but it needn't be fatal

The referendum result is not the best outcome for Italy's banks.

For once, the pollsters were right - and it's bad news for financial markets.

Italy 'no' vote spooks ASX

Outgoing Italian PM Matteo Renzi pictured on Friday.

The ASX started the week on the back foot as the resignation of Italy's PM increased fears of emboldened nationalist movements around the world.

Bellamy's slides again as analysts slash forecasts

Bellamy's shares have opened more than 4 per cent lower on Monday.

As investors continue to flee Bellamy's, brokers are hurriedly re-rating the company.

Euro slides as exit polls suggest Italy voted 'No' in referendum

The single currency slid against all of its 16 major peers as investors gauged whether the vote could upset the nation's ...

The euro fell as exit polls showed a lead for the "No" campaign in Italy's constitutional referendum.

8@eight: All eyes on Italy as referendum threatens banks

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

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The local share market is set to open up on Monday morning, with ASX futures 21 points higher on Saturday morning as Wall Street limped to a flat close.

RBA 'relaxed' despite looming growth slump

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is likely to be chilled out heading into his Christmas break.

RBA chief Philip Lowe is likely to take his predecessor's lead and "chill out" at the last board meeting of the year.

Blue chip revival comes with caveat

From dark blue to light blue: not all mega caps are expected to rise next year.

A rotation out of highly-priced growth stocks back into steadier blue chips looks set to continue but not all are expected to benefit.

Market Indices

Updated: December 5, 2016 - 4:39PM

Updated: December 5, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: December 6, 2016 - 2:29AM

Advances

Price

118.00

Percentage up/down

25.05% rise
Declines

Price

282.00

Percentage up/down

59.87% fall
Unchanged

Price

71.00

Percentage up/down

15.07% steady

Last updated: Dec 5, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Italy 'no' vote spooks investors

In a day of resignations, the ASX and the euro drop after Italian PM Matteo Renzi steps down, while the kiwi slips on John Key's surprise exit.

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.

Global stocks tread water on jobs data

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

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

Brent's biggest weekly gain since 2009

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

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

Sterling shorts feeling the heat

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

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

US bond yields retreat, Italy awaited

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

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	0.7459	0.7454	-0.0006fall	-0.08% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6953	0.6941	-0.0029fall	-0.42% fall
Updated: December 6, 2016 - 2:14AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.36

Change in: 0.8060rise
Percentage up/down: (6.42%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,380,960,502	2,063,858,350	991,491
Industrial	3,393,527,316	735,294,679	800,824
Mining	967,512,087	1,328,246,268	186,520

Last updated: December 5, 2016 - 6:15PM

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
AHN	ATHENA RESOURCES	0.045rise	0.015	0.016
MNB	MINBOS RESOURCES LTD	0.010rise	0.008	0.008
BUX	BUXTON RESOURCES LTD	0.190rise	0.155	0.155
NML	NAVARRE MINERALS LTD	0.069rise	0.057	0.058
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.080rise	0.068	0.066
DUE	DUET GROUP	2.820rise	2.410	2.410
IMU	IMUGENE LIMITED	0.015rise	0.013	0.012
MMI	METRO MINING LTD	0.160rise	0.145	0.155
MCH	MURCHISON HOLDINGS	0.260rise	0.240	0.240
COE	COOPER ENERGY LTD	0.385rise	0.360	0.350
Updated: December 5, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
TEG	TRIANGLE ENERGY LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
PEZ	PREMIERE EASTERN ENE	0.021fall	0.029	0.024
NWZ	NEWZULU LIMITED	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
OAR	OAKDALE RESOURCE LTD	0.090fall	0.120	0.120
TMP	TECH MPIRE LIMITED	0.140fall	0.180	0.180
DDT	DATADOT TECHNOLOGY	0.012fall	0.014	0.014
CTE	CRYOSITE LIMITED	0.160fall	0.180	0.180
BAL	BELLAMY'S AUSTRALIA	6.200fall	6.800	10.600
ENT	ENTERPRISE METALS	0.012fall	0.013	0.014
CZZ	CAPILANO HONEY LTD	15.630fall	16.910	16.900
Updated: December 5, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	05 Dec 16	End of Day
TEG	05 Dec 16	Trading Halt
NVT	05 Dec 16	Daily share buy-back notice - Appendix 3E
CYY	05 Dec 16	Lapse of Options
NWF	05 Dec 16	Change of Director's Interest Notices
WVL	05 Dec 16	Change of Company Name
BOT	05 Dec 16	Amended Change of Director's Interest Notice
KAS	05 Dec 16	Update on Scheme of Arrangement
G8C	05 Dec 16	Change of Company Name
STW	05 Dec 16	Daily Fund Update

Dividend Calendar
Code	Date Payable	Div Amount
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
IPL	13 Dec 2016	0.0460
NAB	13 Dec 2016	0.9900

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