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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... points to 4,936 on a volume of 9,741 contracts. Macquarie Equities associate director Lucinda Chan said the decline in metals prices, especially gold, and oil dragged the resource stocks lower. "Gold stocks got a beating," Mr Chan said. "It's tricky ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... added $1.88, or 5.11 per cent to $38.64 by 1212 AEST, Rio Tinto gained $6.29, or 5.64 per cent to $117.89 and Fortescue Metals Group put on 55 cents, or 7.67 per cent to $7.72. The market got off to a positive start despite a poor lead from Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... 66 cents or 1.77 per cent to $36.55 by 1206 AEST, rival Rio Tinto shed $2.98, or 2.61 per cent to $111.02 and Fortescue Metals dropped 41 cents, or 5.42 per cent to $7.15. The market got off to a poor start following a weak lead from Wall Street overnight ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... days ahead of us, then I think they will start to pay attention again." The major miners also managed to lift, despite metals and oil sentiment continuing to waver.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... today's fall. "It's really not surprising considering the lead we got from overseas markets," Mr Lewis said. "All the base metals were hammered overnight with copper, nickel and aluminium all down between three and four per cent. Mr Lewis said there ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... jobs and manufacturing which indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The miners may decline as metals including gold and copper slipped on Friday. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
The Australian equities made it through a volatile morning to be slightly up at noon, but metals, mining, energy, materials and IT capped any major gains. In the US overnight major indices rose moderately although the NASDAQ climbed nearly one per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... slow," he said. BHP fell nine cents, or 0.22 per cent, to $40.26 and Rio lost $1.17, or 0.93 per cent, to $124.83. Fortescue Metals slipped 32 cents, or 3.23 per cent, to $9.58. The property sector also added to the market slump, Mr Fimis said. "Goodman ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Australian share market had nudged into the black at noon, driven by a stronger resources sector following higher base metals prices overnight that helped offset weakness from banking stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... central bank was likely to extend emergency loans to investment firms. Mining and energy stocks may decline after oil and metals prices slipped overnight. At 0800 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract rose ...