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Markets Live: Economy in reverse gear

Retreating oil prices and selling in global miners may tarnish an expected rise in shares at the open.

News that the economy shrunk well beyond the gloomiest predictions dented the dollar but spurred the ASX higher.

ASX jumps despite growth fears

Earnings per share on the ASX 200 will rise for the first time in three years, analysts predict.

A surprisingly large slump in economic growth didn't spill over into the sharemarket, with miners leading the day's rally.

Five market predictions for 2017

The benchmark ASX is forecast to reach 6000 points by the end of 2017 as profits rise for the time in three years, says Credit Suisse.

Trump is the biggest risk for growth

Companies around the world are uncertain about a Trump presidency.

Companies see Donald Trump as both the biggest upside and downside risk to global growth in 2017.

8@eight: Nasdaq closing on session highs, gold under pressure

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

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The local stock market looks set to rise at the open, with futures pointing to a 31 point gain on the ASX200. The commodities sector looks supported, with iron ore futures up 3.22 per cent.

JPMorgan, BofA chiefs forecast gains

Trading revenue is up at least 15 per cent at JPMorgan compared with the same period last year, chief executive officer ...

The CEO's of the two biggest US banks say trading revenue is up 15 per cent in the latest quarter.

Has the 'great rotation' to equities begun?

Has there been a historic shift in the relative attractiveness of equities over bonds?

All around the world, investors are asking: is this it?

Trump trade view to hit stocks: Gross

"Longer term, investors must consider the negatives of Trump's anti-globalisation ideas which may restrict trade and ...

Bill Gross predicted an end to the post-election stock rally, pointing to Donald Trump's anti-globalisation policies.

Market Indices

Updated: December 7, 2016 - 4:41PM

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Updated: December 7, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: December 7, 2016 - 10:59PM

Advances

Price

250.00

Percentage up/down

54.47% rise
Declines

Price

140.00

Percentage up/down

30.50% fall
Unchanged

Price

69.00

Percentage up/down

15.03% steady

Last updated: Dec 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Economy in reverse gear

News that the economy shrunk well beyond the gloomiest predictions dented the dollar but spurred the ASX higher.

Several key components of the GDP calculations have surprised on the downside.

'Wake-up call for Canberra': brace for negative growth

Brace for the first quarter of negative economic growth in five years, and only the fourth in Australia's enviable run of 100 quarters without a recession.

Mario Draghi's ECB has already spent €1.4 trillion on quantitative easing, a figure that will rise to €1.7 trillion by ...

ECB and the ghost of Christmas past

Mario Draghi must clear some roadblocks to avoid a repeat of the market carnage his press conference sparked a year ago.

The euro was last down 0.32 per cent against the US dollar at $US1.0724, after rising to a three week high of $US1.0796 ...

Euro slips from three week highs

The euro held slightly below three week highs against the US dollar in pre-ECB meeting positioning.

"I think we will see $US60 by the end of the month and $US70 next year," Pierre Andurand, chief investment officer and ...

Oil drops on higher OPEC output

Oil retreated from a 16-month high after OPEC pumped a record amount of crude in November.

Euro slips from three week highs

The euro held slightly below three week highs against the US dollar in pre-ECB meeting positioning.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.745	0.7444	-0.0016fall	-0.21% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6948	0.6942	-0.0016fall	-0.23% fall
Updated: December 7, 2016 - 10:45PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.78

Change in: -0.6050fall
Percentage up/down: (-4.88%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,906,166,985	2,325,872,246	1,115,542
Industrial	3,890,361,545	779,761,357	911,564
Mining	991,778,139	1,545,768,547	199,912

Last updated: December 7, 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
DTR	DATELINE RESOURCES	0.021rise	0.015	0.016
ZLD	ZELDA THERAPEUTICS	0.050rise	0.036	0.036
SRZ	STELLAR RESOURCES	0.054rise	0.042	0.046
OMH	OM HOLDINGS LIMITED	0.175rise	0.140	0.165
TND	TOP END MINERALS LTD	0.065rise	0.054	0.049
MTA	METALS OF AFRICA LTD	0.135rise	0.115	0.115
DVL	DORSAVI LTD	0.590rise	0.510	0.510
CZN	CORAZON LTD	0.030rise	0.026	0.027
LSX	LION SELECTION GRP	0.380rise	0.350	0.350
IRI	INTEGRATED RESEARCH	2.650rise	2.490	2.430
Updated: December 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
GPS	GPS ALLIANCE LTD	0.017fall	0.085	0.085
GES	GENESIS RESOURCES	0.014fall	0.025	0.025
TSV	TRANSERV ENERGY LTD	0.008fall	0.014	0.014
MNW	MINT PAYMENTS LTD	0.059fall	0.070	0.065
DCL	DOMACOM LIMITED	0.230fall	0.270	0.240
MYQ	MYFIZIQ LIMITED	0.036fall	0.040	0.040
PPH	PUSHPAY HOLDINGS LTD	1.390fall	1.510	1.500
RFN	REFFIND LIMITED	0.035fall	0.038	0.036
GGL	THE GRUDEN GRP	0.026fall	0.028	0.027
TFL	TASFOODS LTD	0.205fall	0.220	0.220
Updated: December 7, 2016 - 6:50PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	08:31PM	End of Day
MTA	08:30PM	Change of Director's Interest Notice
MTA	08:30PM	Expiry of Unlisted Options
DYL	08:26PM	Change in Directors Interests
CLY	08:25PM	Secondary Trading Notice
RER	08:06PM	Board Changes
WKT	08:04PM	Appendix 3B
ACU	08:01PM	Plus Connect Takeover - 25% voting power exceeded
IGS	08:00PM	Corporate Update
S32	07:49PM	Change of Director's Interest Notice - G Kerr

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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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

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

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