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Markets Live: New year, same bull

Shares continue to climb into the New Year.

Shares continue their charmed run, as the ASX and Aussie dollar shrug off a hawkish edge to US Fed minutes.

Iron ore snaps three-day losing streak

"Given stock levels in the country, and supply coming online over the course of 2017, we continue to hold a bearish view ...

4 mins ago

Chinese iron ore and steel rebar prices jumped, with iron ore rising 2.2 per cent and snapping a three-day losing streak.

Bitcoin plunges as much as 20pc

Some said bitcoin's fall was a natural reaction to the speed of its previous rise. It is still up more than 50 per cent ...

20 mins ago

A dramatic rally in digital currency bitcoin came to a spectacular end overnight with a plunge of up to 20 per cent.

Black Swan threats for commodities

"We see risks skewed to the upside in 2017, based on a high likelihood of disruption risk."

1 hr ago

Barclays said raw materials markets from energy to metals face the high likelihood of disruptions in 2017.

Watch out for black swan threats on commodities, says Barclays

Year of the Roster? Black swan more like it, according to Barclays.

Watch out for the unexpected in commodities markets in 2017, says the bank, giving a laundry list of possible threats for raw materials from energy to metals.

Bellamy's chairman likely to quit if board spill succeeds

Bellamy's Australia chairman Rob Woolley expected to step aside after forthcoming shareholder meeting

Bellamy's Australia chairman Rob Woolley is likely to quit in the coming months in the wake of a tussle for control of the company.

ASX pushes higher on blue chip demand

Investors might be in for another rough day on the ASX.

Shares pressed ahead on a charmed 2017 run as investors snapped up blue chips and the $A shrugged off the US Federal Reserve minutes.

$A advance seen temporary

The local currency was trading at US72.77¢ at 7.54am AEDT on Thursday, up from US72.39¢ on Wednesday. It earlier touched ...

The Australian dollar has hit a three-week high but investors shouldn't expect it to hold or extend its advance.

Market Indices

Updated: January 5, 2017 - 4:36PM

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Advances

Price

219.00

Percentage up/down

47.20% rise
Declines

Price

172.00

Percentage up/down

37.07% fall
Unchanged

Price

73.00

Percentage up/down

15.73% steady

Last updated: Jan 5, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: New year, same bull

Shares continue their charmed run, as the ASX and Aussie dollar shrug off a hawkish edge to US Fed minutes.

Peter Hall has cited a poor investment performance following Donald Trump's US election win for his decision to quit as CIO.

Hunter Hall denies it knew of founder's plan to sell before Christmas

Hunter Hall International has denied it knew founder Peter Hall intended to sell his holding in the company before Christmas, although it was aware he wanted to quit as chief investment officer.

Morgan Stanley: "We can't help but think that the Republican sweep has created a more uncertain and volatile outlook for ...

Trump optimism loses steam

Buy the election, sell the inauguration, says Morgan Stanley. The rally fuelled by dreams to "rebuild America" has run far enough.

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

Steve Keen: rebel economist with a cause

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

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

8@eight: ASX set for positive day after strong US signs

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The local stock market is set for a positive open, with SPI futures in early trade up 21 points.

Bitcoin plunges as much as 20pc

A dramatic rally in digital currency bitcoin came to a spectacular end overnight with a plunge of up to 20 per cent.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7332	0.7331	0.0048rise	0.66% rise
AUD/EUR	0.6918	0.6915	-0.0024fall	-0.35% fall
Updated: January 6, 2017 - 3:50AM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 12.73

Change in: -0.1500fall
Percentage up/down: (-1.16%) fall

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	3,267,175,901	1,648,960,379	862,328
Industrial	2,520,224,499	630,911,099	691,538
Mining	736,071,957	1,017,817,987	167,822

Last updated: January 5, 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	0.340rise	0.004	0.004
EQE	EQUUS MINING LTD	0.020rise	0.013	0.017
NUH	NUHEARA LIMITED	0.135rise	0.094	0.100
BSE	BASE RES LIMITED	0.250rise	0.200	0.220
BIG	BIG UN LTD	0.285rise	0.230	0.230
CLA	CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD	0.025rise	0.021	0.021
WGX	WESTGOLD RESOURCES.	1.902rise	1.650	1.765
BKY	BERKELEY ENERGIA LTD	1.040rise	0.910	0.910
BRN	BRAINCHIP LTD	0.325rise	0.285	0.285
CCE	CARNEGIE CLN ENERGY	0.070rise	0.062	0.062
Updated: January 5, 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
MNC	METMINCO LIMITED	0.080fall	0.100	0.100
MTL	MANALTO LTD	0.030fall	0.035	0.032
IVO	INVIGOR GROUP LTD	0.014fall	0.016	0.015
BRC	BRAIN RESOURCE LTD	0.090fall	0.100	0.100
SRH	SAFEROADS HOLDINGS	0.100fall	0.110	0.110
CV1	CV CHECK LTD	0.072fall	0.079	0.076
TFL	TASFOODS LTD	0.160fall	0.175	0.170
HRN	HORIZON GOLD LTD	0.340fall	0.360	0.340
Updated: January 5, 2017 - 4:51PM

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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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