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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... record 14.77 million tonnes of iron ore in the December quarter sent the company's shares up three per cent and boosted the mining sector. Investors would now look to economic news from China for direction as major miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue release ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... to 4,153, with 11,132 contracts traded on Thursday. Gold shares led the charge lower as they shed 3.8 per cent. Newcrest Mining lost 3.6 per cent to $1.14 while Norton Gold Fields shed 5.7 per cent to $1.65. Materials stocks also took a hit, with BHP ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... National Australia Bank's monthly business survey showed conditions improved slightly in November, thanks to a boost in mining, retail and services sectors. Mr Daghlian said this month's interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia was the only ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... Miners also benefitted from a rise in the gold price as investors turned to the yellow metal to hedge their risk. Newcrest Mining rose 42 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $33.60 a share. Smaller miners like Flinders Mines and Intrepid Mines also got a boost. ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... February 2010 and at the bottom end of the RBA's 2%-3% target range - from 2.6% in October. Domestic activity remains bipolar. Mining continues to roar while other sectors ex-mining - retailing and manufacturing and tourism -- whimper. International ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... Belinda Gibson addresses the Chartered Secretaries Australia annual conference in Sydney. Penrice Soda Holdings Ltd, Bondi Mining Ltd and Sino Gas & Energy Holdings Ltd hold annual general meetings. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... takeover of the brewing giant by Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller was approved by the Victorian Supreme Court. The mining sector was also flat, with Rio Tinto down nine cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $65.83. Rio Tinto has announced it will invest an ...

Treasury predicts growth, $20b revenue loss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... albeit small, of $1.5 billion by 2012-13. "Global developments have impacted on our share market, on trade outside of the mining sector and on confidence, with consumers becoming more cautious and businesses more reluctant to expand their workforce in ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
Leading superannuation bodies have welcomed the passage of the mining tax package through the lower House, which paves the way for the Superannuation Guarantee hike from 9 to 12 %. The 30 % tax on coal and iron ore profits, which successfully made it ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... were down 1.53 per cent, according to IRESS data, while the metals and minerals sector was 1.53 per cent weaker. Newcrest Mining was down 40 cents, or 1.13 per cent, at $34.85, while Kingsgate Consolidated was off seven cents, or 1.11 per cent, at $6.25. ...