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Markets Live: ASX see-saws

A rise in oil and iron ore prices may not be enough to lift the sharemarket today.

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Shares fall then bounce only to drop again as selling in miners and banks intensifies, while bond proxies enjoy some relief and CSL shines.

ASX see-saws ahead of Fed meeting

A fairly data-intensive day meant there was plenty of information for investors to sift through.

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Shares swung into the red on Tuesday as investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of a key Fed Reserve meeting this week.

Active management set to shine in 2017

The rise of populism has been a major source of volatility in the market and is expected to continue into 2017.

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Global fund managers expect a sharp increase in market volatility next year amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and a marked shift in fiscal policy, a survey has found.

Commodity rally sets up a mining cash splash

China's chief government forecaster has said a predicted decline in steel demand will not happen in 2017.

This year's stunning resurgence in commodity prices has Australian resource companies well placed to at least double their shareholder payouts, experts say.

BlackRock sees 'pain' for bond investors

Bidding overnight for $US24 billion of three-year debt and $US20 billion of 10-year notes marked their weakest levels in ...

BlackRock cut its view on the outlook for US Treasuries, citing concerns about growth, wages and inflation.

8@eight: Risks and dull confidence give bears hope

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

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The local stock market is set to open closer to 5550, although it promises to be a messy start to trading with no discernible trends emerging.

Goldman's line of succession runs deep

Cohn, the firm's president and chief operating officer, has accepted the job as President-elect Donald Trump's chief ...

As Goldman's Gary Cohn prepares to decamp for a Trump job in Washington, there's no shortage of potential successors.

Oil rises to highest since mid-2015

Brent crude futures were up $US1.76 at $US56.09 per barrel, a 3.2 per cent rise, after hitting a session peak of ...

Oil advanced though prices could soon hit a ceiling until global production cuts are confirmed.

Market Indices

Updated: December 13, 2016 - 4:41PM

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191.00

Percentage up/down

40.55% rise
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216.00

Percentage up/down

45.86% fall
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64.00

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13.59% steady

Last updated: Dec 13, 2016 - 5:31PM

Markets Live: ASX see-saws

Shares fall then bounce only to drop again as selling in miners and banks intensifies, while bond proxies enjoy some relief and CSL shines.

Sky created an independent committee of directors to assess the deal in a move to ease concerns on governance given that ...

Fox finalising cash bid for Sky

Twenty-First Century Fox aims to table a firm cash bid valuing Sky at £10.75 per share as early as Wednesday.

Oil prices are set to rise as 11 more countries agree to cut output.

Oil rally to roll on after production cuts

Oil prices are set to rise above US$60 per barrel but analysts warn that higher prices will be met with more drilling by US shale producers.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index inched 2 points higher to 5562.8 after adding as many as 20 points in early trade.

Oil leap fails to excite ASX

A hefty leap in the oil price was not enough to sustain an early ASX rally, as US rate hike fears began to seep into the sharemarket.

Sirtex Medical chief executive Gilman Wong pocketed more than $2 million from a recent sale of shares in the company.

Sirtex bear still wary despite share price dive

The warning signs were there for all to see ahead of a trading update last week that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars off the market worth of biotech outfit Sirtex.

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	0.749	0.7488	-0.0008fall	-0.11% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7048	0.7038	-0.0011fall	-0.16% fall
Updated: December 13, 2016 - 5:19PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.24

Change in: -0.5670fall
Percentage up/down: (-4.43%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,072,450,394	2,138,245,511	1,083,746
Industrial	3,856,488,854	794,018,873	859,613
Mining	1,121,632,220	1,343,874,495	219,437

Last updated: December 13, 2016 - 5:05PM

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
LCE	LONDON CITY EQU. LTD	0.350rise	0.280	0.280
WTR	WORLD TITANIUM RES	0.085rise	0.070	0.050
OXX	OCTANEX N.L.	0.053rise	0.045	0.045
LOV	LOVISA HOLDINGS LTD	4.100rise	3.500	3.600
NAE	NEW AGE EXPLORATION	0.038rise	0.033	0.033
CAF	CENTREPOINT ALLIANCE	0.755rise	0.670	0.640
ERA	ENERGY RESOURCES	0.400rise	0.355	0.350
PYC	PHYLOGICA LIMITED	0.020rise	0.018	0.018
DTR	DATELINE RESOURCES	0.023rise	0.021	0.016
SSL	SIETEL LIMITED	5.000rise	4.620	4.620
Updated: December 13, 2016 - 4:14PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
SXA	STRATA-X ENERGY LTD	0.050fall	0.075	0.060
LPE	LOCALITY PLANNING	0.018fall	0.021	0.019
AOW	AMERICAN PATRIOT OIL	0.066fall	0.075	0.077
IQE	INTUERI EDU GRP LTD	0.031fall	0.035	0.045
HMX	HAMMER METALS LTD	0.039fall	0.044	0.047
FRX	FLEXIROAM LIMITED	0.090fall	0.100	0.100
VMY	VIMY RESOURCES LTD	0.220fall	0.240	0.230
PPH	PUSHPAY HOLDINGS LTD	1.250fall	1.340	1.500
SIT	SITE GROUP INT LTD	0.140fall	0.150	0.150
GBR	GREATBOULD RESOURCES	0.150fall	0.160	0.165
Updated: December 13, 2016 - 4:51PM

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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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