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Markets Live: Hawkish Fed slugs Aussie

Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Live
20 mins ago

The Aussie dollar and US stocks drop after the US central bank hikes rates and flags three increases in 2017.

Goldman elevates two potential CEOs

David Solomon and Harvey Schwartz are now seen as in competition to replace chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein, ...

25 mins ago

Goldman Sachs named David Solomon and Harvey Schwartz presidents and co-chief operating officers as Gary Cohn heads to Washington. .

Highlights from Janet Yellen's news conference

"Some of the participants, but not all of the participants, did incorporate some change in fiscal policy into their ...

26 mins ago

The following are highlights from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's press conference.

Aussie drops v greenback on policy gap

The latest statement puts into sharper focus the differences between the Fed and the Reserve Bank of Australia, and what ...

46 mins ago

The Aussie has at least initially taken a hit in the wake of the Fed's forecast for three potential rate hikes in 2017.

Fed raises interest rates for only second time since GFC

Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal Reserve.

BREAKING
1 hr ago

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point and signalled a faster pace of increases in 2017.

Fed lifts, sees three increases in 2017

Janet Yellen will host a news conference at about 6.30am AEDT.

BREAKING
1 hr ago

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point and signalled a faster pace of increases in 2017.

Iron ore falls from multi-year highs

China has punished nearly 700 more regional officials for inadequately protecting the environment in the latest round of ...

Iron ore retreated, shedding more than 5 per cent back below the $US80 a tonne mark, as volatility persists.

Ruble rises but it's not due to Trump

The Russian ruble has climbed against the US dollar for most of 2016.

The Russian ruble has emerged as a surprise winner following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election – but analysts attribute the gains to the oil price rally.

Market Indices

Updated: December 14, 2016 - 4:42PM

Updated: December 14, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: December 15, 2016 - 4:00AM

Advances

Price

271.00

Percentage up/down

57.66% rise
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135.00

Percentage up/down

28.72% fall
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64.00

Percentage up/down

13.62% steady

Last updated: Dec 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Hawkish Fed slugs Aussie

Live

The Aussie dollar and US stocks drop after the US central bank hikes rates and flags three increases in 2017.

Optimism looks to be hitting a high point as the Dow approaches a historic milestone.

The Dow at 20,000: time to buy or sell?

The Dow Jones index is now within spitting distance of 20,000 points for the first time. But is this a bullish or bearish signal?

The S&P/ASX 200 and the broader All Ords both closed up 0.7 per cent ahead of the US Fed meeting to be chaired by Janet ...

ASX races towards 2016 highs

A flurry of local deals as well as global optimism ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting saw broad-based buying across the ASX.

The aftermath of a mudslide caused by the Samarco dam failure.

BHP flags Samarco mine may restart in 2017

BHP has indicared a restart of the troubled Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil could occur in the year ahead at a reduced capacity, with applications already lodged to do so.

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

8@eight: Equity train steams ahead as Dow Jones nears 20,000

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The local stock market is set to rise at the open after SPI futures pushed up 36 points overnight, breaking out to the highest levels since August 2015.

Aussie drops v greenback on policy gap

The Aussie has at least initially taken a hit in the wake of the Fed's forecast for three potential rate hikes in 2017.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7421	0.7416	-0.0082fall	-1.09% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7045	0.7037	-0.0017fall	-0.24% fall
Updated: December 15, 2016 - 7:07AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.58

Change in: 0.3390rise
Percentage up/down: (2.77%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	5,551,651,713	2,294,777,849	1,214,281
Industrial	4,388,527,185	906,669,383	988,098
Mining	1,131,460,710	1,387,768,719	219,516

Last updated: December 14, 2016 - 6:39PM

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
HOG	HAWKLEY OIL AND GAS	0.007rise	0.005	0.007
OXX	OCTANEX N.L.	0.055rise	0.045	0.045
ERA	ENERGY RESOURCES	0.420rise	0.355	0.350
PNW	PACIFIC STAR NETWORK	0.310rise	0.265	0.300
IAM	INTIGER GROUP LTD	0.095rise	0.083	0.066
TTS	TATTS GROUP LTD	4.740rise	4.220	4.360
XST	XSTATE RESOURCES	0.019rise	0.017	0.018
DSB	DELTA SBD LIMITED	0.290rise	0.260	0.240
MGX	MOUNT GIBSON IRON	0.390rise	0.350	0.365
NWH	NRW HOLDINGS LIMITED	0.685rise	0.630	0.565
Updated: December 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
VMG	VDM GROUP LIMITED	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
SPQ	SUPERIOR RESOURCES	0.005fall	0.007	0.005
IQE	INTUERI EDU GRP LTD	0.025fall	0.035	0.045
SMM	SUMMIT RESOURCES	0.080fall	0.110	0.090
TSV	TRANSERV ENERGY LTD	0.006fall	0.008	0.014
KBU	KABUNI LTD	0.021fall	0.027	0.025
DDT	DATADOT TECHNOLOGY	0.010fall	0.012	0.014
GBR	GREATBOULD RESOURCES	0.135fall	0.160	0.165
CAV	CARNAVALE RESOURCES	0.006fall	0.007	0.008
AGR	AGUIA RES LTD	0.075fall	0.087	0.085
Updated: December 14, 2016 - 6:50PM

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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

WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

WES WESFARMERS LIMITED

WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION

WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED

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