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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... global recovery," he said. Locally, the major sectors opened lower, with mining giant BHP Billiton down 52 cents at $46.05 and Rio Tinto 76 cents lower at $84.20. In banking, NAB was down 13 cents at $25.69, Westpac was off eight cents at $23.58, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... insurer QBE was down 15 cents at $18.30. Mining giant BHP Billiton recovered from earlier falls to be up six cents at $46.64 and Rio Tinto was only down three cents by noon at $85.07. The banks were lower, with NAB down five cents at $25.78, Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... BHP Billiton was the best performing stock on the ASX 50 in morning trade, gaining $1.22 or 2.68 per cent to $47.07, whilst Rio Tinto fell 60 cents to $85.54. Energy stocks were strong. Oil Search gained five cents to $7.09 after it reported full year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... to $24.64. Higher commodity prices in offshore markets on Friday were not enough to prevent big moves in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. "They're very big and quite aggressive moves for them after they've already had a bit of a pullback of late," Ms Spencer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... BHP Billiton was down 11 cents at $46.53 after reporting earlier in the week a 71.5 per cent rise in first half net profit. Rio Tinto fell 25 cents to $87.40. Among other companies reporting, iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group jumped seven cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... first half net profit and said it was confident of the outlook for commodities as emerging markets continued to drive growth. Rio Tinto fell eight cents to $88.08. The highest traded stock by volume by 1209 AEDT was Zambezi Resources, with 91.08 million ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... first half net profit and said it was confident of the outlook for commodities as emerging markets continued to drive growth. Rio Tinto fell 26 cents to $87.88. In banking, Westpac was up 23 cents at $24.54, while Commonwealth Bank was up 52 cents at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... the form of a higher dividend," Mr Spooner said. "Overall, I would categorise it (the market) as firm with strengths in BHP, RIO and Westpac offset by weaknesses in the other three major banks," he said. On the ASX on Tuesday morning, BHP Billiton was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... stocks, while financials were following the positive lead from overseas, she said. BHP Billiton was up 89 cents at $47.27, Rio Tinto had gained $1.25 to $88.53 and Fortescue was eight cents higher at $6.80. The financial sector was higher with the exception ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... up in late morning trading, but still were low given the long-term average, Mr Hickson said. Telstra's gain offset falls by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, Mr Hickson said. Rio Tinto dropped $1.21 or 1.36 per cent, to $87.47 as investors digested the near ...