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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... March, returning to December's two-year low, official data showed on Thursday morning. Market heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were slightly weaker despite commodity prices rising overnight on US dollar weakness. BHP Billiton eased 31 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... have had a nine per cent gain in 13 sessions." The climb in oil, zinc and tin prices overnight has pushed BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto higher. At 1200 AEDT BHP Billiton had gained 52 cents, or 1.11 per cent, to $47.40, and Rio Tinto added 45 cents, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... this morning. They're all up between half a per cent to just under one per cent." BHP was 31 cents higher at $46.87, while Rio Tinto was ahead 20 cents at $84.95. Woodside Petroleum was $1.08 higher, or 2.3 per cent, at $47.88. The big retail banks were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Wednesday that its planned Olympic Dam expansion had reached feasbility stage also was pushing the stock higher on Thursday. Rio Tinto firmed 22 cents to $84.50. Australia's major lenders traded lower, with ANZ Banking Group suffering the biggest fall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... was up $1.17, or 3.04 per cent, at $39.69. Mining stocks were ahead at lunchtime. BHP was 60 cents stronger at $45.30, while Rio Tinto was ahead $1.13 at $83.41. Making news on Wednesday, Qantas said it would reduce domestic and international capacity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Santos down 11 cents, or 0.71 per cent, to $15.44 and Oil Search steady at $7.14. BHP Billiton fell five cents to $44.40 and Rio Tinto gained 12 cents to $81.95. BHP awarded a $71 million contract to Decmil Group Ltd to install permanent accommodation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... had lost 0.47 per cent, or one cent, to $2.13. At 1030 AEDT, BHP Billiton was down 36 cents, or 0.8 per cent at $44.40 and Rio Tinto was 13 cents lower at $81.89. The major banks were mixed. Westpac was two cents higher at $23.75, National Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... of analysts have gone out there and put numbers to the bid and it is a bit dilutive." Other resource stocks were stronger. Rio Tinto was up 55 cents at $82.15, Santos was up 11 cents at $15.42 and Fortescue Metals Group rose 12 cents, or 1.96 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... rebuilding in Japan. In the resources sector on the local bourse on Thursday, major miner BHP Billiton rose 42 cents to $44.62, and Rio Tinto added 77 cents to $81.45. Woodside shares were 58 cents higher at $45.56 cents. Among the major banks, Westpac ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... Australians now. They've taken to our "she'll be right, mate" attitude gauging from the recovery in stock markets from New York to Rio and old London town over the past three days. Or perhaps investors are merely engaging in retail therapy... buying ...