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Markets Live: Bulls remain in charge

The ECB's extension of its monetary easing policy has cheered bulls.

Shares extend their gains after the ECB tweaks its stimulus, while Sirtex plunges on disappointing sales.

Murdoch moves to acquire Sky in $19b deal

Rupert Murdoch has long made clear his desire to own all of Sky. His 2010 attempt was thwarted by the phone hacking scandal.

Fox reached a preliminary deal to acquire full control of Sky Plc for $19 billion, a long term objective of Rupert Murdoch.

Natixis plans to expand in Australia

Asian CIB revenues have grown at a "double-digit" rate in the past five to six years, and the bank is aiming to continue ...

French bank Natixis plans to expand across Asia in a bid to bolster its corporate and investment banking businesses.

S&P; 500 hits record high for third day

Six of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors were higher, led by a 1.03 per cent rise in health stocks and a 0.5 per cent rise in ...

The benchmark S&P; 500 registered a record high for the third straight session, while the Dow and Nasdaq also hit new highs.

US limits on bonuses appear doomed

In February, Obama reminded regulators at a White House meeting of their obligation to rein in pay practices that he ...

Chances of completing tough new rules to restrict bonuses for Wall Street executives appear to be diminishing fast.

Six things to consider

It is important to remember that markets are at fair value for only the briefest of moments, says Rithotz.

Opinion

Sentiment is frothy, valuations are elevated and yet new highs are bullish. Perhaps there's room to run, says Barry Ritholtz.

Copper clocks weekly gain on China

"Metals have moved into a higher trading range ... but copper in particular has overshot. Things are fundamentally ...

Copper ended the week higher on Friday after robust data from China offered more evidence that its economy is recovering.

Vale gets license for S11D mine

S11D is set to start operations by the end of the year, with the first shipment set for January 2017.

Vale has been granted an operating license for a giant iron ore mine in the Amazonian state of Para known as S11D.

Market Indices

Updated: December 9, 2016 - 4:36PM

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Advances

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234.00

Percentage up/down

50.00% rise
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173.00

Percentage up/down

36.97% fall
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61.00

Percentage up/down

13.03% steady

Last updated: Dec 9, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Bulls remain in charge

Shares extend their gains after the ECB tweaks its stimulus, while Sirtex plunges on disappointing sales.

Iron ore for delivery to China's Qingdao port slipped 12 US cents to $US81.66 a tonne on Friday.

China iron ore, steel seen higher

Iron ore and steel futures in China edged lower on Friday as investors locked in gains, though sentiment remains bullish.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each rose 0.3 per cent to 5560.6 points and 5615.8 ...

Early Santa rally drives ASX to 4-month high

Christmas came early for investors this week, sending the ASX to its highest level in four months.

CBH dominates grain trading in Western Australia.

Wheat giant CBH rules out $3b float

Australia's largest agribusiness has ruled out a share market listing, ending the prospect of what would have been the country's largest IPO in more than two years.

For financial markets, the most momentous day of 2016 wasn't November 8, when president-elect Donald Trump prevailed in ...

The most momentous market event of 2016 happened in between Brexit and Trump

For financial markets, the most momentous day of 2016 wasn't November 8, when US president-elect Donald Trump prevailed in the US elections, nor June 23, when the UK voted to leave the European Union.

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	0.7456	0.7447	-0.0004fall	-0.05% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7062	0.7049	-0.0004fall	-0.06% fall
Updated: December 10, 2016 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.53

Change in: 0.2330rise
Percentage up/down: (1.90%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,134,214,904	2,284,067,072	1,083,959
Industrial	4,138,038,010	771,228,521	890,199
Mining	944,093,175	1,512,508,576	189,622

Last updated: December 9, 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	0.051rise	0.016	0.016
WRG	WATER RES GRP LTD	0.003rise	0.002	0.002
NML	NAVARRE MINERALS LTD	0.081rise	0.057	0.058
IMU	IMUGENE LIMITED	0.017rise	0.013	0.012
TND	TOP END MINERALS LTD	0.070rise	0.054	0.049
NAE	NEW AGE EXPLORATION	0.033rise	0.026	0.033
LEG	LEGEND MINING	0.016rise	0.013	0.013
CR8	CRE8TEK LIMITED	0.098rise	0.080	0.060
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.083rise	0.068	0.066
MTA	METALS OF AFRICA LTD	0.140rise	0.115	0.115
Updated: December 9, 2016 - 4:10PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SRX	SIRTEX MEDICAL	12.200fall	26.980	25.750
LCR	LACONIA RES LTD	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
TSV	TRANSERV ENERGY LTD	0.008fall	0.014	0.014
MIG	MIGME LIMITED	0.115fall	0.180	0.140
PEZ	PREMIERE EASTERN ENE	0.020fall	0.029	0.024
REY	REY RESOURCES LTD	0.050fall	0.070	0.060
IQE	INTUERI EDU GRP LTD	0.035fall	0.048	0.045
AB1	ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP	0.065fall	0.089	0.089
QTG	Q TECHNOLOGY GRP LTD	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
MNW	MINT PAYMENTS LTD	0.057fall	0.070	0.065
Updated: December 9, 2016 - 6:50PM

Upcoming IPOs
Company	Security Code	Float date	Issue $
Automotive Solutions Group Ltd	4WD	16/12/2016	1.00
Ardea Resources Ltd	ARL	09/01/2017	0.20
Axsesstoday Ltd	AXL	21/12/2016	1.00
Blockchain Global Ltd	BCG		0.20
Blackstone Minerals Ltd	BSX	20/12/2016	0.20

The Economy

Interest Rates

AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED.

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

WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

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