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Markets Live: ASX tops 5700 in strong start

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The bulls have come out in full force, pushing the lead index above 5700 for the first time since August 2015, while the Aussie jumps back above US72¢.

ExxonMobil delivers hard truths about our energy future

Despite protests around the world, ExxonMobil predicts consumption of oil and gas from fracking to increase over the ...

We'll be driving more, using electric cars, along with more renewable energy - and nuclear energy over the next 25 years. But our addiction to coal will remain, while gas will emerge as our main source of energy.

ASX surges to 19-month high

The party continues: investors pushed the ASX to its highest in 19 months.

Investors have started the new year in the ebullient mood they ended the last one in, driving the local sharemarket to its highest close since June 2015.

Soul Patts more than doubles money on Hunter Hall outlay

Peter Hall is set to leave the fund management business he founded.

As investors in fund manager Hunter Hall International suffered hefty losses, the company which snapped up the bulk of Peter Hall's shareholding was sitting pretty.

Bitcoin jumps above $US1000 for first time in three years

Bitcoin outperformed all central bank-issued currencies in 2016.

The digital currency outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 per cent climb in 2016.

Hunter Hall shares plunge as Peter Hall exits

Peter Hall's resignation is a shock to his supporters.

Facing the loss of Peter Hall as the chief investment officer of the group, shareholders in Hunter Hall International have rushed for the exits, driving shares down by a quarter in heavy trading on Tuesday.

8@eight: New year, same old uncertainty as markets reopen

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

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Calling the ASX 200 is really anyone's guess today, with SPI futures closed since December 30.

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.

Market Indices

Updated: January 3, 2017 - 4:45PM

Updated: January 3, 2017 - 7:08PM

Updated: December 31, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: January 4, 2017 - 1:16AM

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290.00

Percentage up/down

62.37% rise
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107.00

Percentage up/down

23.01% fall
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68.00

Percentage up/down

14.62% steady

Last updated: Jan 3, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: ASX tops 5700 in strong start

Live

The bulls have come out in full force, pushing the lead index above 5700 for the first time since August 2015, while the Aussie jumps back above US72¢.

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

The big investment questions for 2017

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

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

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.

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

Want a bold 2017 prediction? Nothing will change

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.

Fund Manager Peter Hall Photo by Domino Postiglione SPECIALX 00085820

Tripped up by Trump, Hall heads for the exits

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.

Bitcoin jumps above $US1000 for first time in three years

The digital currency outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 per cent climb in 2016.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7216	0.7206	0.0025rise	0.35% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6948	0.6937	0.0073rise	1.06% rise
Updated: January 4, 2017 - 1:01AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.00

Change in: 0.2430rise
Percentage up/down: (1.90%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,108,368,710	1,381,168,561	792,488
Industrial	2,448,449,314	494,559,841	649,131
Mining	650,187,397	886,368,816	139,768

Last updated: January 3, 2017 - 5:55PM

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
WFE	WINMAR RESOURCES LTD	0.008rise	0.007	0.007
WEL	WINCHESTER ENERGY	0.110rise	0.100	0.100
HSK	HEEMSKIRK CONSOLID.	0.080rise	0.073	0.076
MOC	MORTGAGE CHOICE LTD	2.470rise	2.390	2.390
SGC	SACGASCO LTD	0.070rise	0.068	0.070
MVT	MERCANTILE INVEST	0.180rise	0.175	0.180
IRI	INTEGRATED RESEARCH	2.820rise	2.800	2.820
DUI	DIVERSIFIED UNITED	3.530rise	3.520	3.520
AUI	AUSTRALIAN UNITED IN	7.700rise	7.690	7.690
BSA	BSA LIMITED	0.380rise	0.380	0.380
Updated: January 3, 2017 - 4:41PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
EMG	EMERGENT RESOURCES	0.008fall	0.009	0.009
CA8	COASSETS LTD.	0.100fall	0.110	0.100
3DP	POINTERRA LIMITED	0.022fall	0.024	0.022
ATS	AUSTRALIS OIL & GAS	0.215fall	0.225	0.215
CV1	CV CHECK LTD	0.076fall	0.079	0.076
1AD	ADALTA LIMITED	0.165fall	0.170	0.165
DCC	DIGITALX LIMITED	0.044fall	0.045	0.045
LCA	LITIGATION CAP LTD	0.610fall	0.620	0.610
LKO	LAKES OIL NL	0.001fall	0.001	0.001
LSR	LODESTAR MINERALS	0.008fall	0.008	0.008
Updated: January 3, 2017 - 5:08PM

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

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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