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Markets Live: Tough times for gold

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Stocks flatline as the early Santa rally runs out of puff, while gold stocks and Mayne Pharma plunge.

Treasuries, gold lift on US-China tensions

Gold futures climbed 0.6 per cent to $US1134.04 an ounce. The metal fell more than 2 per cent in the week for a sixth ...

21 mins ago

Stocks erased modest gains after US officials said a Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned drone in the South China Sea.

Goldman sees temporary oil bump

For now, Goldman sees chances of crude extending its gains. It lifted its estimate for Brent to $US59 a barrel from ...

Oil prices boosted by global output reductions will be capped because of new supply before long, according to Goldman Sachs.

US drillers extend rig recovery

Drillers added 12 oil rigs in the week to December 16, bringing the total count to 510, the highest since January.

US energy companies this week added oil rigs for a seventh week in a row, extending a seven-month drilling recovery.

DB settles US dark pool cases

This marks the third joint case against a major bank's dark pool trading platform filed this year by the top US ...

Deutsche Bank will pay more than $US40 million to settle charges that the bank misled clients about how it routed orders.

German 2-year yield at record low

"Going into next year I would expect the Schatz yield to go up a bit - but it will remain at very low levels," ING ...

The yield on the German two-year government bond, the Schatz, hit minus 0.80 per cent for the first time.

Three reasons why bond yields will keep rising

The US 10-year yields to fresh two-year high overnight and Aussie yields hovering around 2016 highs.

US bond yields, already at two-year highs, are set to keep rising, thanks to rising rates and the premium investors will demand for holding Treasuries during a Trump administration, experts say.

Float flops: Why investors are giving IPOs a wide berth

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Several companies that have listed on the ASX have proven to be major disappointments.

Market Indices

Updated: December 16, 2016 - 4:45PM

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Updated: December 17, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: December 17, 2016 - 4:00AM

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228.00

Percentage up/down

49.03% rise
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175.00

Percentage up/down

37.63% fall
Unchanged

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62.00

Percentage up/down

13.33% steady

Last updated: Dec 16, 2016 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Tough times for gold

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Stocks flatline as the early Santa rally runs out of puff, while gold stocks and Mayne Pharma plunge.

The ASX's week was dominated by the US Federal Reserve events.

ASX Santa rally runs out of puff

The ASX finished the week in the red as the Santa rally ran of puff in a week dominated by the Fed Reserve rates.

Share options are a one-way bet for executives: if shares go up the CEOs win, if they fall they don't lose.

Why big CEO pay is bad news for investors

Investors are better off sticking with companies that avoid inflated pay packets, a new study shows. So why do shareholders keep approving overly generous executive pay?

James Packer is quick to finalise Crown's retreat from international markets.

Crown doubles down on its exit from Macau

James Packer has been quick to offer part of Crown Resorts's remaining stake in its Macau casino venture to institutional investors, having abandoned his ambitions to build a gambling empire spanning the world's largest gaming markets.

"What we learned is that a central bank can make extra aggregate demand, but they can't make any extra aggregate ...

Central banks release growth baton

It was the year central bankers discovered their limits.

Policymakers repeated that they could tolerate some overshoot of their inflation target, but only within limits.

Sterling's recovery could ease inflation hit

The Bank of England said that sterling's strong performance could soften an expected surge in British inflation next year.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.731	0.7303	-0.0001fall	-0.01% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6999	0.6988	0.0002rise	0.03% rise
Updated: December 17, 2016 - 9:00AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.30

Change in: -0.7040fall
Percentage up/down: (-5.86%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	7,211,355,473	3,605,992,856	1,118,463
Industrial	5,266,912,730	1,029,603,315	898,498
Mining	1,923,180,474	2,576,141,233	216,190

Last updated: December 16, 2016 - 5:56PM

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
UEQ	URANIUM EQUITIES	0.007rise	0.005	0.006
NAE	NEW AGE EXPLORATION	0.040rise	0.033	0.033
QMN	QLD MINING CORP	0.007rise	0.006	0.007
FIG	FREEDOM INSURANCE	0.500rise	0.430	0.000
GSW	GETSWIFT LIMITED	0.360rise	0.320	0.000
HML	HENRY MORGAN LIMITED	1.430rise	1.300	1.250
OCL	OBJECTIVE CORP	1.940rise	1.800	1.805
IRU	ISHS RUSSELL 2000ETF	199.500rise	186.030	190.000
GRR	GRANGE RESOURCES.	0.155rise	0.145	0.145
IRD	IRON ROAD LTD	0.160rise	0.150	0.140
Updated: December 16, 2016 - 4:19PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
KDL	KIM DIAMONDS LTD	0.004fall	0.010	0.009
TRY	TROY RESOURCES LTD	0.127fall	0.260	0.285
VMG	VDM GROUP LIMITED	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
MEM	MEMPHASYS LTD	0.003fall	0.004	0.004
EEG	EMPIRE ENERGY LTD	0.010fall	0.013	0.014
LVT	LIVETILES LIMITED	0.105fall	0.135	0.140
TMP	TECH MPIRE LIMITED	0.110fall	0.140	0.180
CDC	CHINA DAIRY LTD	0.120fall	0.150	0.150
GBR	GREATBOULD RESOURCES	0.130fall	0.160	0.165
CXZ	CONNEXION MEDIA LTD	0.082fall	0.100	0.095
Updated: December 16, 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

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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