Markets Live: Tough times for gold
Stocks flatline as the early Santa rally runs out of puff, while gold stocks and Mayne Pharma plunge.
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Markets Live: ASX slides at Fed flags more hikes
Shares are lower, led down by Santos and miners, while the dollar stabilises following a surprisingly strong rise in full-time jobs.
Markets Live: ASX nudges 2016 highs
An intoxicating mix of global optimism and local takeover fever is driving the ASX close to a 2016 high, as Macquarie bids for Tatts and Bellamy's suspends its shares.
Markets Live: ASX see-saws
Shares fall then bounce only to drop again as selling in miners and banks intensifies, while bond proxies enjoy some relief and CSL shines.
Markets Live: Oil saves the day
Mining and especially energy stocks helped the market start the week on a good note, after crude prices jumped on news of production cuts.
Markets Live: Bulls remain in charge
Shares extend their gains after the ECB tweaks its stimulus, while Sirtex plunges on disappointing sales.
Markets Live: Jingle bells? ASX rides high
The ASX 200 jumps back above 5500 points as miners surge, prompting talk of an early Santa rally.
Markets Live: Economy in reverse gear
News that the economy shrunk well beyond the gloomiest predictions dented the dollar but spurred the ASX higher.
Markets Live: Miners lead ASX rebound
Shares rebound led by the miners as commodity prices rise, while the AUD shrugs off expectations of negative quarterly growth.
Markets Live: Italy 'no' vote spooks investors
In a day of resignations, the ASX and the euro drop after Italian PM Matteo Renzi steps down, while the kiwi slips on John Key's surprise exit.
Markets Live: Blue chips dumped
Share falls are led by a plunge in Bellamy's following a soft sales report, as energy stocks give up some of yesterday's blockbuster gains and bond yields hit new 2016 highs.
Markets Live: OPEC fires up energy stocks
An overnight OPEC commitment to trim oil production electrified energy stocks, sending the sector to its best day in eight years and helping buoy the ASX.
Markets Live: Miners flatten ASX
Miners suffered a nasty reversal of fortunes, consigning shares to their third day of losses, while energy stocks fell ahead of a key OPEC meeting tonight.
Markets Live: Banks find buyers
Shares reverse early losses to trade higher, led by buying in the big banks, while Vocus's earnings guidance is poorly received.
Markets Live: ASX slips on oil
Shares fall in a cautious start to the week as a sharp fall in the oil price weighs on energy stocks, while Metcash jumps on results.
Markets Live: Bulls drive ASX above 5500
Shares extend this week's rally, led up by more gains in the big miners and a rally in Tatts, while banks slip.
Markets Live: Miners give back gains
Investors are taking profits in miners, as early optimism on the ASX sours amid heavy selling in bonds, while Boral plunges.
Markets Live: Fortescue hits 5-year high
Mining stocks hit another gear, powering an ASX rally after iron ore futures extend strong gains and the Dow topped 19,000.
Markets Live: Party like it's 1999
Local shares soar, pushing the ASX above 5400 after record closes on Wall Street and a surge in the oil price.
Markets Live: ASX wobbles lower
Shares end the day lower and the Aussie dollar struggles to lift, while Boral announces a big deal.
Markets Live: Aussie dollar takes next blow
The Aussie dollar has plunged to its lowest since June and bonds continue to sell off, while Telstra leads gains on the ASX.
Markets Live: Telstra leads ASX rebound
Shares recover from early losses, led up Telstra, while a surprise surge in full-time jobs keeps the unemployment rate steady, but the Aussie dollar slips.
Markets Live: Banks keep ASX in black
The ASX loses its early gains as buying in the banks is offset by heavy selling in miners.
Markets Live: Trump trade loses steam
Investors continue to adopt a more cautious tone after last week's buying, as bond proxies continue to fall.
Markets Live: No relief for gold miners
Shares fall, led down by miners and two major banks trading ex-dividend, as investors digest last week's spectacular gains.
Markets Live: Investors gamble on Trump
The ASX has snapped a four-week losing streak as investors jump into shares after Trump's surprise win.
Markets Live: Trump bump for miners
A surge in mining stocks led a $50 billion recovery rally on hopes a Trump administration will provide an economic boost.
Markets Live: Meltdown as Trump nudges ahead
Markets around the world reel on the growing prospect of a Donald Trump victory in the US election.
Markets Live: Clinton rally fades
Selling in the big banks following CBA's quarterly update flattened early ASX gains, ahead of tonight's US election.
Markets Live: ASX jumps on FBI bombshell
Shares enjoy their best day in close to four months as investor mood brightens after the FBI cleared Hillary Clinton.