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The government's mid-year budget update and a possible ratings downgrade are on investors' minds.

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ASX shrugs off last week's weakness to record a strong start, ahead of the mid-year budget update and a ratings agency downgrade.

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Aussie dollar loses last of 2016 gains

The Aussie has lost 2.5 US cents since the Fed last week signalled a faster pace of US rate hikes.

The Aussie has dropped to a six-month low on geopolitical tensions and after US Federal Reserve officials called for a faster pace of rate hikes next year.

8@eight: ASX firms as Wall Street cools

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

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The local stock market is set to rise at the open, however, it's unclear if a lacklustre performance on Wall Street will filter through to Aussie financials.

Sirtex boss steps aside after pocketing $2.1m from share sale

Gilman Wong, chief executive of Sirtex, at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney in 2011.

Gilman Wong has been forced to step aside as chief executive of cancer treatment outfit Sirtex Medical following shareholder demands for an investigation into the sale of shares two months ago.

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 ...

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.

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227.00

Percentage up/down

51.13% rise
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156.00

Percentage up/down

35.14% fall
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61.00

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13.74% steady

Last updated: Dec 19, 2016 - 11:53AM

Markets Live: AAA in crosshairs

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ASX shrugs off last week's weakness to record a strong start, ahead of the mid-year budget update and a ratings agency downgrade.

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

DB settles US dark pool cases

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

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

German 2-year yield at record low

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

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

Three reasons why bond yields will keep rising

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.

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Aussie dollar loses last of 2016 gains

The Aussie has dropped to a six-month low on geopolitical tensions and after US Federal Reserve officials called for a faster pace of rate hikes next year.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7293	0.7288	-0.0016fall	-0.22% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6974	0.6968	-0.0005fall	-0.07% fall
Updated: December 19, 2016 - 11:23AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 11.46

Change in: 0.1600rise
Percentage up/down: (1.42%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	1,261,404,684	820,315,712	287,464
Industrial	889,565,810	214,425,939	225,748
Mining	363,619,364	605,805,165	60,287

Last updated: December 19, 2016 - 11:53AM

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
XST	XSTATE RESOURCES	0.029rise	0.020	0.018
CCE	CARNEGIE CLN ENERGY	0.053rise	0.044	0.050
IBG	IRONBARK ZINC LTD	0.125rise	0.110	0.115
FIG	FREEDOM INSURANCE	0.540rise	0.500	0.000
ERA	ENERGY RESOURCES	0.440rise	0.420	0.350
CDA	CODAN LIMITED	2.150rise	2.100	1.935
IOO	ISHS GLOBAL 100 ETF	107.140rise	105.950	103.000
IVV	ISHARES S&P; 500 ETF	313.280rise	310.470	301.340
VTS	VNGD US TOTAL MARKET	160.670rise	159.290	154.760
QUS	BETASHARES US 1000	31.470rise	31.200	29.980
Updated: December 19, 2016 - 11:53AM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
MJC	MEJORITY CAPITAL LTD	0.011fall	0.025	0.016
KAI	KAIROS MINERALS LTD	0.027fall	0.032	0.037
AUC	AUSGOLD LIMITED	0.026fall	0.030	0.032
DTZ	DOTZ NANO LTD	0.290fall	0.330	0.320
BMT	BERKUT MINERALS LTD	0.150fall	0.170	0.160
FEL	FE LIMITED	0.027fall	0.030	0.036
BUD	BUDDY PLATFORM LTD	0.067fall	0.073	0.079
TIL	TRILOGY INT LTD	2.700fall	2.890	3.150
RHP	RHIPE LTD	0.505fall	0.535	0.655
DRM	DORAY MINERALS LTD	0.435fall	0.455	0.480
Updated: December 19, 2016 - 11:49AM

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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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