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Markets Live: Aussie bounces on China data

China's economy has grown a bit faster than predicted, as retail sales jump.

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The dollar has hit a two-month high, following stronger than expected Chinese GDP growth, while stocks are lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Draghi to critics: 'just be patient'

Draghi noted that the rise in consumer prices in Germany, as with the euro area, is so far largely driven by oil prices, ...

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Mario Draghi called on Germany to be calm as the European Central Bank keeps pumping stimulus into the euro area.

ASX falls for second week

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 0.7 per cent to 5654.8 on Friday, and 1.2 per cent over the week, following cues from Wall ...

The ASX erased all its 2017 gains to close in the red for a second straight week, as global markets digested the 'hard Brexit'.

Under Obama, Wall St enjoyed big returns - as did gun manufacturers

One unlikely industry enjoyed some of the largest gains during Obama's tenure as did the S&P; 500.

Bega raising on the cards as shares firm

Bega may be tempted to part-fund its Vegemite buy via a share issue.

The surge in the share price of Bega Cheese on the purchase of Vegemite may encourage the board to tap investors for fresh funds.

Pundits seek signs at inauguration speech

"The show is Trump": The President-elect speaks at a pre-Inaugural event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

Investors are in a holding pattern, weighing up the risk versus the hope factor ahead of Trump's inauguration speech.

US dollar erases weekly drop

Dollar gains were underpinned by a rise in Treasury yields that followed US data showing stronger-than-expected economic ...

The US dollar recouped its losses for the week ahead of the Trump inauguration, supported by a rise in Treasury yields.

8@eight: Calm before the storm

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Overnight markets seem to be reverting back to the mean following a few days of uncertainty around Theresa May's hard Brexit speech while the wait for the Donald Trump White House is almost over.

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172.00

Percentage up/down

36.91% rise
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239.00

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51.29% fall
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55.00

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11.80% steady

Last updated: Jan 20, 2017 - 6:50PM

Markets Live: Aussie bounces on China data

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The dollar has hit a two-month high, following stronger than expected Chinese GDP growth, while stocks are lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

"Right now uncertainty is at the peak and actually uncertainty is the enemy of long-term investment," the billionaire said.

Soros sees swoon on Trump uncertainty

Billionaire investor George Soros said that global markets will falter given the uncertainty of Donald Trump's policies.

Aluminium rose 12 per cent in 2016 as the market tightened, but analysts expect prices to come under pressure from ...

Aluminium rally seen overextended

Aluminium retreated from a 20-month high on expectations that its rally will be brought to a halt by increasing supply.

Rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange eased 0.9 per cent to 3256 yuan per tonne, slipping further from Monday's ...

Iron ore restocking wanes

Chinese steel and iron ore futures fell for a second session as demand for the commodities turned tepid.

Jan Cameron is fighting to unseat the board of Bellamy's.

Bellamy's comes out swinging against dissident shareholders

The board of troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia has told shareholders to vote against a proposal from dissident shareholders.

Donald Trump's claim that the high US dollar was "killing" exports sent the currency crashing.

US dollar slides after Trump talks it down

The US President-elect's comments that the US dollar is too high sent the greenback lower against every major currency, including the Australian dollar.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies	Buys ($AU1)	Sells ($AU1)	$ Mvmt	% Mvmt
AUD/USD	0.7552	0.7548	-0.0010fall	-0.13% fall
AUD/EUR	0.7082	0.7075	-0.0012fall	-0.17% fall
Updated: January 20, 2017 - 7:49PM

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX

Price: 13.38

Change in: 0.1260rise
Percentage up/down: (0.95%) rise

Today's market compared to previous close

Turnover
Sector	Turnover ($AU)	Volume	Trades
Market total	4,381,193,817	2,223,105,853	972,888
Industrial	3,447,738,924	631,984,515	779,796
Mining	842,145,483	1,590,671,850	187,290

Last updated: January 20, 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
TEK	THORNEY TECH LTD	0.265rise	0.145	0.145
BCN	BEACON MINERALS	0.007rise	0.004	0.003
TTW	TOPTUNG LTD	0.063rise	0.041	0.041
MLS	METALS AUSTRALIA	0.016rise	0.011	0.006
CLA	CELSIUS RESOURCE LTD	0.033rise	0.026	0.021
PNL	PARINGA RESOURCES	0.550rise	0.440	0.500
IIL	INNATE IMMUNO	1.670rise	1.350	1.155
TND	TOP END MINERALS LTD	0.083rise	0.070	0.072
PYC	PHYLOGICA LIMITED	0.032rise	0.027	0.025
TMT	TECHNOLOGY METALS	0.255rise	0.230	0.240
Updated: January 20, 2017 - 6:50PM

Code	Name	New Lows	Last Week	Last Month
LGR	LANKA GRAPHITE LTD	0.060fall	0.090	0.085
CMI	CMI LIMITED.	0.785fall	1.150	1.150
TNP	TRIPLE ENERGY LTD	0.005fall	0.007	0.009
ORL	OROTONGROUP LIMITED	1.610fall	2.110	2.170
MIG	MIGME LIMITED	0.052fall	0.068	0.068
MJC	MEJORITY CAPITAL LTD	0.010fall	0.013	0.011
UNL	UNITED NETWORKS LTD	0.195fall	0.245	0.000
FGF	FIRST GROWTH FUNDS	0.005fall	0.006	0.006
DCC	DIGITALX LIMITED	0.035fall	0.041	0.045
GBR	GREATBOULD RESOURCES	0.105fall	0.120	0.125
Updated: January 20, 2017 - 6:00PM

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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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