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Markets Live: Santa's last chance

The last day of trade before Christmas is expected to be a quiet one.

Late profit-taking in the miners has pushed shares lower in a shortened pre-Christmas session, as Tatts rejects a competing offer from a Macquarie-led consortium.

Xi open to slower growth rate

Xi also warned China should avoid the so-called Thucydides Trap, referring to the theory that says a rising power will ...

President Xi Jinping reportedly told party officials that he's no longer wedded to China's 6.5 per cent annual growth target.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    178.00
    Percentage up/down
    38.36% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    216.00
    Percentage up/down
    46.55% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    70.00
    Percentage up/down
    15.09% steady
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Markets Live: Santa's last chance

Late profit-taking in the miners has pushed shares lower in a shortened pre-Christmas session, as Tatts rejects a competing offer from a Macquarie-led consortium.

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The Aussie is ending 2016 on a weak note.

Aussie dollar dips below US72¢

The Australian dollar on Thursday night hit its lowest point since May as the currency is under pressure from a resurgent greenback and weakness in the iron ore price.

Currencies

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7185 0.718 -0.0034fall -0.47% fall
AUD/EUR 0.6868 0.686 -0.0005fall -0.07% fall
Updated: December 24, 2016 - 9:00AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
10.54
Change in
0.3260rise
Percentage up/down
(3.19%) rise
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 4,802,878,032 1,127,448,605 526,578
Industrial 3,339,420,109 405,625,638 426,991
Mining 1,373,250,532 721,480,578 96,270
Last updated: December 23, 2016 - 3:00PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
ITD ITL LIMITED 0.330rise 0.260 0.290
PEL PELICAN RESOURCES 0.012rise 0.010 0.010
RFF RURAL FUNDS GROUP 1.785rise 1.650 1.640
TMZ THOMSON RES LTD 0.075rise 0.070 0.075
MVT MERCANTILE INVEST 0.180rise 0.170 0.175
DNK DANAKALI LIMITED 0.480rise 0.460 0.430
AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED. 22.180rise 21.560 21.020
NAB NATIONAL AUST. BANK 30.890rise 30.050 29.050
AML AEON METALS LTD. 0.200rise 0.195 0.195
ANZ ANZ BANKING GRP LTD 30.890rise 30.145 28.460
Updated: December 23, 2016 - 2:30PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
RCP REDBANK COPPER LTD 0.001fall 0.003 0.001
TCH TOUCHCORP LTD 0.990fall 1.660 1.750
SPX SPECTRUM RARE EARTHS 0.003fall 0.004 0.004
MNM MANTLE MINING CORP. 0.007fall 0.009 0.007
SSG SHAVER SHOP GRP LTD 0.690fall 0.880 0.975
QBL QUEENSLAND BAUXITE 0.006fall 0.007 0.006
FFT FUTURE FIBRE TECH. 0.160fall 0.185 0.200
BMT BERKUT MINERALS LTD 0.150fall 0.170 0.160
WTP WATPAC LIMITED 0.750fall 0.850 0.825
K2P KORE POTASH LTD 0.125fall 0.140 0.160
Updated: December 23, 2016 - 2:30PM