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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... going to go to Coles and Woolworths no matter what the market is doing." The major miners all were trading higher after metals prices rose on the London Metal Exchange overnight. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, had gained 25 cents at $37.04 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... "The miners have got a two way pull....they have the natural weakness of the broader market, but they also have the weaker metals prices, and of course, the strength of the Australian dollar," Mr Sekely said. "Clearly, they are being hit by more extraneous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... to be hit hard this morning by the massive declines in New York with a particularly bleak outlook for the miners, as all metals but tin traded lower overnight. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 152 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... return to positive territory today after an improvement in trading activity on Wall Street and in defiance over a fall in metals prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 14 points to 6345. Today, the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... volume of 7,522 contracts. Man Financial broker Anthony Anderson said local investors were buying mining stocks despite base metals falling overnight. "I think overall the sentiment is definitely to buy the mining stocks," Mr Anderson said. "We really ...

Market wrap - midday

... way, which I think should give the general market a real fuel injection boost." The miners lost ground, despite buoyant metals prices on Friday. BHP Billiton had dropped 31 cents to $38.09, while rival Rio Tinto was 39 cents lower at $99.51. US stocks ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... held ground in positive territory in morning trading today, despite some easing from the strong opening as higher base metals supported miners and Telstra. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.7 points to 6410.9, while the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... five cents lower to $4.72, while HPA shares added three cents to $2.68. The top traded stock by volume was gold and base metals explorer Excalibur Mining Corp Ltd, with 65.19 million shares changing hands worth $2.54 million. Its shares were down 0.1 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... The Australian share market was making gains at noon after opening well on a positive lead from Wall Street and stronger metals prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index added 13.6 points to 6338.7, while the All Ordinaries gained 16.8 points ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... dollar's rising value continue hitting some businesses hard, the increasing demand in volumes and higher prices paid for our metals, oil and gas continue to buoy our export trade. One surprising new star of the commodities boom sees the previously unpopular ...