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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... holds its annual general meeting. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed at a fresh seven-month high as resource stocks continued their strong gains amid renewed attention to Rio Tinto and BHP's proposed iron ore tie up. A smaller than expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... first day of the Mining the Pilbara 2009 conference will be convened. On Tuesday, weaker commodity prices and resource stocks pulled the Australian sharemarket down almost one per cent, offsetting gains among financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... Federal Reserve said major US banks that were ordered to raise capital had developed sufficient plans. Many of the resource stocks, including Australia's biggest company BHP Billiton, dragged on the index. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Australian shares are set for a flat opening with resource stocks to benefit from stronger commodity prices but financial stocks likely to fall after their US counterparts slumped on Friday. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... Australian share market closed more than two per cent higher following a strong lead from overseas and gains by major resource stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 81.7 points, or 2.19 per cent, at 3817.3, while the broader All Ordinaries increased ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... 23 points lower at 3861 on a volume of 13,265 contracts. After strong gains in mining stocks on Tuesday, major resource stocks posted falls in morning trade. At 1202 AEST, BHP Billiton was off 92 cents at $33.56 and rival Rio Tinto shares lost $1.87 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... The Australian share market gave up strong early gains to close marginally higher on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in resource stocks and a positive session on overseas bourses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 7.4 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 3890.4, while ...

Precious metals ETCs in vogue

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... secure assets to protect against financial and economic dislocation. "ETCs also provide an excellent alternative to resource stocks where correlation to the underlying commodity markets can often be low. Given Australia is essentially a resources led ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... commodity prices last night I think has been seen as quite a positive, and that has been reflected in the big resource stocks," he said. Most mining and energy stocks were stronger in morning trade and by 1212 AEST shares in BHP Billiton were 30 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Australian share market is expected to open little changed following the pullback in US stocks after Monday's surge. Resource stocks may decline after metals prices fell. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down ...