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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.

Ethical fund's coal link signals trouble

Fund manager Geoff Wilson from Wilson Asset Management thinks shares in Hunter Hall Global Value will fall.

Veteran fundie Geoff Wilson has warned shares in Hunter Hall Global Value are primed to fall now that the fund has lost its mantle as an ethical fund.

The big investment questions for 2017

After an eventful 2016 investors have a lot on their minds ahead of 2017.

After a year of drama and upsets, investors shouldn't be expecting a more sedate pace in 2017.

China's new rule on yuan transfers not a capital control measure: Xinhua

Banks and other financial institutions in China will have to report all domestic and overseas cash transactions larger ...

China's new rules on cash transactions and overseas transfers of yuan currency are not forms of capital controls, the state news agency Xinhua said, citing a central bank economist.

Want a bold 2017 prediction? Nothing will change

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2017 ...

COMMENT

The lack of easy, costless answers suggests that, come next January, the world will remain in much the same place it is now - a muddle.

Tripped up by Trump, Hall heads for the exits

"We zigged and the market zagged": Peter Hall.

The election of Donald Trump as the president of the US caught not just the US cognoscenti offguard, but the reaction of financial markets sowed the seeds for the dramatic exit of Peter Hall from the funds management business he started two decades ago.

Think small stocks to benefit from Trump bump

2017 looks set to be a year of strong earnings growth, supported by the recent oil-price recovery and an increase in ...

COMMENT

Has Wall Street's Trump-inspired optimism gone too far?

Shopper docket the sleeper issue behind the Woolworths sale to BP

PETROL AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 13 NOVEMBER 2007 GENERIC- petrol, gas, lpg, liquid petroleum gas, energy, fuel ...

ANALYSIS

It has been the single most fraught issue in retailing over the past two decades – shopper docket fuel discounts.

Market Indices

Updated: December 30, 2016 - 2:47PM

Updated: December 30, 2016 - 7:09PM

Updated: December 31, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: January 3, 2017 - 12:54AM

Advances

Price

201.00

Percentage up/down

44.47% rise
Declines

Price

165.00

Percentage up/down

36.50% fall
Unchanged

Price

86.00

Percentage up/down

19.03% steady

Last updated: Dec 30, 2016 - 2:30PM

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 Dow rallied 13pc this year, led by gains of at least 30pc in Caterpillar, UnitedHealth Group and Goldman Sachs. ...

S&P; 500 slips into end of year

US stocks completed the fourth annual gain since 2011 on the longest losing streak since the November 8 election.

IAs China's known risks accumulate, the probability of some unexpected event having an outsized impact also increases, ...

China-watcher's guide to risk

Opinion

Each December, China's leaders meet to lay out their economic agenda for the next year. China-watchers pore over every word.

"We are building a position in gold primarily because we think the (US) stock market is going to hit some turbulence," ...

Gold rises near 8.5pc on year

Gold prices eased on Friday, ending a year in which bullion gained more than 8 per cent, snapping three years of declines.

"2016 was a dramatic oil year," said Bjarne Schieldrop, at SEB Markets. "2016 started very bearishly and ended very ...

Brent oil advances 52pc on year

Brent oil, the global benchmark, is headed for its first annual advance in four years on hopes for more

China's new rule on yuan transfers not a capital control measure: Xinhua

China's new rules on cash transactions and overseas transfers of yuan currency are not forms of capital controls, the state news agency Xinhua said, citing a central bank economist.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7182	0.7177	-0.0038fall	-0.53% fall
AUD/EUR	0.6861	0.6854	0.0012rise	0.18% rise
Updated: January 3, 2017 - 12:39AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.76

Change in: 0.5980rise
Percentage up/down: (4.92%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	2,228,349,699	946,939,244	477,548
Industrial	1,656,421,523	322,283,644	368,003
Mining	551,256,242	624,475,457	106,915

Last updated: December 30, 2016 - 3:00PM

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
AGL	AGL ENERGY LIMITED.	22.280rise	22.280	22.280
AML	AEON METALS LTD.	0.200rise	0.200	0.200
APL	ANTIPODES GLOBAL INV	1.100rise	1.100	1.100
ARA	ARIADNE AUSTRALIA	0.585rise	0.585	0.585
AWC	ALUMINA LIMITED	1.840rise	1.840	1.840
BKY	BERKELEY ENERGIA LTD	0.910rise	0.910	0.910
BSA	BSA LIMITED	0.380rise	0.380	0.380
CCE	CARNEGIE CLN ENERGY	0.062rise	0.062	0.062
CGC	COSTA GROUP HOLDINGS	3.480rise	3.480	3.480
CLA	CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD	0.021rise	0.021	0.021
Updated: December 30, 2016 - 2:30PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
AB1	ANIMOCA BRANDS CORP	0.058fall	0.058	0.058
AQS	AQUIS ENT LTD	0.050fall	0.050	0.050
AQX	ALICE QUEEN LTD	0.025fall	0.025	0.025
AZS	AZURE MINERALS	0.020fall	0.020	0.020
BFC	BESTON GLOBAL LTD	0.315fall	0.315	0.315
CAD	CAENEUS MINERALS	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
CFO	CFOAM LIMITED	0.450fall	0.450	0.450
CGO	CPT GLOBAL LIMITED	0.150fall	0.150	0.150
CMY	CAPITAL MINING	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
COO	CORUM GROUP LIMITED	0.065fall	0.065	0.065
Updated: December 30, 2016 - 2:30PM

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

Is the global economy gaining momentum?

Claims of wage theft

Penalty Rates

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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