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Markets Live: Jingle bells? ASX rides high

Investors were back in a bullish mood overnight, particularly iron ore miners as the commodity's price jumped back over ...

The ASX 200 jumps back above 5500 points as miners surge, prompting talk of an early Santa rally.

Chinese steel futures extend rally

The most-traded rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 1.7 per cent at 3394 yuan ($US493) a tonne. The ...

35 mins ago

Chinese steel and iron ore futures rose for a sixth straight session, spurred by upbeat trade data. Spot iron ore dipped.

ECB extends QE through 2017

"There was no discussion of tapering today," Draghi said at a news conference. "A sustained presence is also the message ...

47 mins ago

The ECB said it would cut monthly purchases to €60 billion but extend the buying program at least until the end of 2017.

Euro drops on Draghi stimulus signal

The euro slumped 1.1 per cent to $US1.0631 as of 10.15am in New York.

1 hr ago

The euro tumbled as Mario Draghi signalled he stood ready to add to stimulus if current efforts fail to shore up the economy.

Owner of CIMIC fined $400,000 for insider trading

CIMIC, the engineering contractor formerly known as Leighton Holdings, has been hit with a $400,000 fine for insider trading

German construction company Hochtief, the controlling shareholder in engineering contractor CIMIC Group, has been fined $400,000 after being found to have engaged in insider trading.

China oversight sends Aussie miners' skyrocketing

Iron ore prices have surged on thanks in large part to a Chinese policy error.

As iron ore prices eclipse US$80 per tonne, Australian mining companies have China to thank for a lucrative oversight.

ASX hits three-month high as banks join the party

The S&P/ASX 200 Index and the All Ordinaries both rose 1.1 per cent to their highest since late August.

Banks helped lift the local sharemarket to its highest in more than three months, prompting talk of an early Santa rally.

Goldman Sachs positions for economic growth

Goldman Sachs has a bullish outlook for the Australian economy in 2017 and is positioning for genuine economic growth the bank says.

Market Indices

Updated: December 8, 2016 - 4:37PM

Updated: December 8, 2016 - 7:10PM

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 3:37AM

Advances

Price

292.00

Percentage up/down

62.13% rise
Declines

Price

120.00

Percentage up/down

25.53% fall
Unchanged

Price

58.00

Percentage up/down

12.34% steady

Last updated: Dec 8, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Jingle bells? ASX rides high

The ASX 200 jumps back above 5500 points as miners surge, prompting talk of an early Santa rally.

"Our view is that sensitive, contractual, market-moving, private data should be kept private," Masters said at a recent ...

Privacy fix for blockchain from Masters

A startup run by former JPMorgan banker Blythe Masters says it's found a solution to keep shared data secret.

AQR analysts claim that had you been able to take Warren Buffett's investment pronouncements and let computers build ...

How anyone can invest like Warren Buffett

Soros and Buffett can be mimicked by computer, say quants - but there's one legendary investor they cannot replicate.

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

8@eight: Renzi resigns. Trump person of the year. Markets at record highs

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The local stock market is set to lift at the open, after a late rally on Wall Street overnight that sent the Dow to record highs.

Investors see Poloz avoiding a rate cut on bets Trump and Congress will authorise new spending and tax cuts. That could ...

Canada ready to diverge from US

The Bank of Canada won't rush to follow rising US interest rates, citing uncertain prospects for exports and investment.

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.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7441	0.7438	-0.0041fall	-0.55% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7015	0.7007	0.0053rise	0.76% rise
Updated: December 9, 2016 - 3:23AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.30

Change in: 0.5120rise
Percentage up/down: (4.34%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,336,101,081	2,247,116,703	1,084,222
Industrial	4,144,039,893	750,602,131	860,984
Mining	1,143,022,553	1,495,887,167	217,154

Last updated: December 8, 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
CYQ	CYCLIQ GROUP LTD	0.050rise	0.016	0.016
LIN	LINDIAN RESOURCES	0.019rise	0.011	0.002
ARA	ARIADNE AUSTRALIA	0.570rise	0.370	0.390
NML	NAVARRE MINERALS LTD	0.075rise	0.057	0.058
SRZ	STELLAR RESOURCES	0.055rise	0.042	0.046
NGY	NUENERGY GAS LTD	0.057rise	0.045	0.048
RAW	RAWSON RESOURCES	0.063rise	0.050	0.057
OMH	OM HOLDINGS LIMITED	0.175rise	0.140	0.165
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.081rise	0.068	0.066
DVL	DORSAVI LTD	0.595rise	0.510	0.510
Updated: December 8, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
LCR	LACONIA RES LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
TSV	TRANSERV ENERGY LTD	0.008fall	0.014	0.014
NET	NETLINKZ LIMITED	0.013fall	0.020	0.020
REY	REY RESOURCES LTD	0.050fall	0.070	0.060
NWZ	NEWZULU LIMITED	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
OAR	OAKDALE RESOURCE LTD	0.090fall	0.120	0.120
QTG	Q TECHNOLOGY GRP LTD	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
ENR	ENCOUNTER RESOURCES	0.063fall	0.080	0.086
SOR	STRATEGIC ELEMENTS	0.085fall	0.105	0.105
MNW	MINT PAYMENTS LTD	0.059fall	0.070	0.065
Updated: December 8, 2016 - 4:41PM

Company Announcements
Code	Time	Announcement
ZOR	08 Dec 16	End of Day
DEG	08 Dec 16	Capital Consolidation & SPP Completed with Appendix 3B
TGS	08 Dec 16	Appendix 3B and Cleansing Notice
GNC	08 Dec 16	Ceasing to be a substantial holder
RIO	08 Dec 16	Rio Tinto bolsters Executive Committee
TKF	08 Dec 16	Closure of Rights Issue offer period
TON	08 Dec 16	Change of Director's Interest Notice - P Canterbury
ERJ	08 Dec 16	Option Expiry Notice
TKL	08 Dec 16	App 3Y Change in Director's Interest Notices
VRC	08 Dec 16	Notice under Section 708A

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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NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED

ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED

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OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED

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