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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.

Aussie extends its slide; Wall St gains

US stocks ended their last full week of trading this year on a high note.

US stocks posted modest gains in thin trading before the holidays. Gold fell for a seventh week.

Gold extends run of weekly losses

Bullion increased on Friday as the US dollar reversed gains and some chart-following traders saw supportive momentum ...

Gold futures capped the longest run of weekly losses in 12 years as the case for higher US interest rates strengthens.

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.

US economic outlook brightening

At November's sales pace it would take 5.1 months to clear the supply of houses on the market. A six-month supply is ...

New US single-family home sales rose more than expected in November and consumer sentiment hovered near a 13-year high.

Iron ore spot rises, China steel futures dip

The price of iron ore for delivery to China's Qingdao port rose $US1.99, or 2.6 per cent, to $US78.14 a tonne on Friday, ...

The spot price for seaborne iron ore rose in light trade on Friday ahead of the Christmas break.

Copper dips on Chinese demand doubts

Copper rods sit on storage racks following manufacture at the Aurubis AG metals plant in Hamburg, Germany.

Copper prices slipped on Friday as investors took profits on long positions ahead of the Christmas break.

ASX snaps four-day winning streak

Investors cashed in on the Santa rally, leading the ASX lower on Friday.

The ASX ended Friday's session in the red, after investors cashed in on a fairly healthy Santa rally for blue-chips.

Market Indices

Updated: December 23, 2016 - 2:22PM

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Updated: December 24, 2016 - 3:00AM

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178.00

Percentage up/down

38.36% rise
Declines

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216.00

Percentage up/down

46.55% fall
Unchanged

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70.00

Percentage up/down

15.09% steady

Last updated: Dec 23, 2016 - 1:32PM

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.

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.

Caltex is tipped to buy up more assets in New Zealand after buying Gull.

Caltex tipped to lift Kiwi market share

After buying Kiwi independent fuel retailer Gull New Zealand, Caltex is expected to make more buys, with most attention focused on acquiring Mobil Oil NZ.

Mesoblast shares jumped as much as 7 per cent after the announcement of the deal.

Mesoblast wins key backing from US drugmaker

The embattled stem cell biotech has seen a major US drug company becoming a cornerstone investor and taking an option over two of its main products.

Hong Kong's central business district: The other Goldman, incorporated only last month, is based away from the ...

A Goldman you've never heard of is selling its shares

Goldman is planning an initial public offering in Hong Kong, appealing to small investors - but it's not the Goldman they have know.

At about midday on Thursday in New York (Friday AEDT), the Aussie was 0.3 per cent lower at US72.14¢. It earlier touched ...

$A briefly dips below US72¢

The Australian dollar briefly dipped below the US72¢ mark in overnight trade, as iron ore fell for a fifth day.

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 - 8:00AM

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 - 2:00PM

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
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 - 1:30PM

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 - 1:30PM

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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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