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Markets Live: Banks keep ASX in black

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Shares inch higher as gains in financials and Telstra offset losses in the energy sector and among utilities.

US Libor tops 1 per cent

The London interbank offered rate for three-month dollars was fixed at 1.00511 per cent, the highest level since 1.00688 ...

17 mins ago

The rate banks charge each other to borrow dollars for three months rose above 1pct for the first time since May 2009.

Euro inflation rise no solace to Draghi

"The risk of deflation has largely disappeared," Draghi said last month. "However, uncertainty prevails. Uncertainty ...

33 mins ago

The euro area's deflation scare has abated, but it may not yet be time for Mario Draghi to sound the all-clear.

Steve Keen: rebel economist with a cause

AFR Sydney. Reporter: Patrick Cummins. Photo shows, Steve Keen, professor of economics at Kingston University in the UK. ...

Why the government should pay back your mortgage debt, according to maverick economics professor Steve Keen.

Banks keep ASX in the black, just

It's been a strong start to the new year for the ASX after US shares have been powered by gains in banks and energy ...

Shares closed marginally higher on Wednesday as gains in financials and Telstra offset energy and utilities losses.

Iron ore prices will fall in 2017, top forecaster warns

Iron ore staged a surprise rally in 2016, but this year is forecast to be more subdued.

Iron ore prices are set for a retreat this year after surging in 2016, according to RBC Capital Markets, recently the most accurate forecaster for the commodity.

Byron Wien sees US stocks surging 12pc

The S&P 500 Index will rally to 2500 as corporate profits jump to $US130 a share, Wien wrote in his annual list of ...

US stocks will surge 12 per cent this year as President Trump cuts taxes and boosts infrastructure spending, Byron Wien says.

Trump risks underestimated by investors

"This is probably the largest transition ideologically and in terms of substantive policy that we've seen in the US in ...

Lawrence Summers said investors are being far too sanguine about the risks associated with the pending Trump administration.

Market Indices

Updated: January 4, 2017 - 4:42PM

Updated: January 4, 2017 - 7:09PM

Updated: January 5, 2017 - 3:22AM

Advances

Price

172.00

Percentage up/down

36.91% rise
Declines

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216.00

Percentage up/down

46.35% fall
Unchanged

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78.00

Percentage up/down

16.74% steady

Last updated: Jan 4, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Banks keep ASX in black

Live

Shares inch higher as gains in financials and Telstra offset losses in the energy sector and among utilities.

Zinc surged 75 per cent last year, thanks to tightening supply.

Zinc a winner in 2016 commodities rally

A resurgence in oil, iron ore and coking coal dominated headlines for commodity investors in 2016 but there were some other notable gainers.

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

Soul Patts more than doubles money on Hunter Hall outlay

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.

'If history is any precedent, record stocks at Chinese ports carry an ominous sign,' Axiom Capital Management analyst ...

Iron ore rally under threat

After surging in 2016 in a rally that caught out many investors, the commodity faces a challenge on renewed supply concerns.

"The latest output PMI reading implies global production growth at a 3.7 per cent annualised pace," JPMorgan said. "This ...

Data bolsters global growth bets

Manufacturing output in China, the UK and the US is recovering at a steady pace, boosting hopes for the global economy.

Bitcoin outperformed all central bank-issued currencies in 2016.

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	0.7278	0.7275	0.0051rise	0.71% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6947	0.694	-0.0001fall	-0.01% fall
Updated: January 5, 2017 - 3:08AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.88

Change in: -0.1270fall
Percentage up/down: (-0.98%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,429,176,940	1,357,701,424	891,995
Industrial	2,677,325,164	519,135,146	720,721
Mining	739,736,280	838,301,117	167,963

Last updated: January 4, 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
BUB	BUBS AUST LTD	0.235rise	0.004	0.004
BUX	BUXTON RESOURCES LTD	0.205rise	0.155	0.190
NUH	NUHEARA LIMITED	0.115rise	0.094	0.100
NWH	NRW HOLDINGS LIMITED	0.785rise	0.665	0.685
ESR	ESTRELLA RES LTD	0.070rise	0.061	0.065
BKY	BERKELEY ENERGIA LTD	1.040rise	0.910	0.910
CLA	CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD	0.024rise	0.021	0.021
WFE	WINMAR RESOURCES LTD	0.008rise	0.007	0.007
BIG	BIG UN LTD	0.260rise	0.230	0.230
CMT	COTT OIL AND GAS LTD	0.050rise	0.045	0.045
Updated: January 4, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
MPE	MAGNUM GAS & POWER	0.001fall	0.002	0.001
EMG	EMERGENT RESOURCES	0.007fall	0.009	0.009
MTL	MANALTO LTD	0.030fall	0.035	0.032
SP1	SEARCH PARTY GROUP	0.034fall	0.039	0.036
BUY	BOUNTY OIL & GAS NL	0.007fall	0.008	0.007
CV1	CV CHECK LTD	0.072fall	0.079	0.076
DTX	DATETIX GROUP LTD	0.240fall	0.260	0.260
ATS	AUSTRALIS OIL & GAS	0.210fall	0.225	0.215
COO	CORUM GROUP LIMITED	0.061fall	0.065	0.065
KOR	KORAB RESOURCES	0.018fall	0.019	0.019
Updated: January 4, 2017 - 4:26PM

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

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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