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Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... 4,332 points on turnover of 10,028 contracts. Among the major miners, BHP added 82 cents, or 2.19 per cent, to $38.25 and Rio Tinto rose $1.60, or 2.43 per cent, to $67.44. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones industrials climbed back above 10,000 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... hold its annual general meeting in Sydney, and Aurora Funds and Talga Gold are to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto managing direction Tom Albanese is to address the Mining Club in London. In Australia on Wednesday, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... pulled lower, with major miners off by over 1.4 per cent. BHP Billiton lost 58 cents, or 1.57 per cent to $36.40, and rival Rio Tinto fell $1.21 or 1.85 per cent to $64.04. Major banks and financial stocks also suffered losses, with the financials sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Cameron Clyne is to address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in Adelaide. Rio Tinto Iron Ore executive director Sam Walsh addresses the Chamber at a breakfast briefing in Perth. Air Mauritius launches ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... quiet until it gets leads from the US market on Wednesday, Mr Potter said. BHP Billiton gained 13 cents to $37.22, and rival Rio Tinto put on 43 cents to $65.73.

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... Treasurer Wayne Swan, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and senior executives from BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and overseas listed miner Xstrata. Broadly speaking, the RSPT is dead, to be replaced by the Minerals Resource ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... and offshore oil and gas projects, including coal seam gas. Major resources stocks were up as a result of the announcement. Rio Tinto was up 89 cents, or 1.37 per cent, at $65.99 and BHP Billiton was up 29 cents, or 0.78 per cent, at $37.40. Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... to 1,030.71. The Nasdaq composite index lost 1.21 per cent, and closed at 2,109.24. Locally, resources stocks opened lower. Rio Tinto was down $1.66, or 2.49 per cent, at $65.00 and BHP Billiton was down 67 cents, or 1.78 per cent, at $36.98. Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... better sentiment for that sector, as well." Mr Kimber said he expected the market would close firmer than its noon reading. Rio Tinto shares were down $2.16, or 3.16 per cent, at $66.26, and BHP Billiton lost 88 cents, or 2.31 per cent, to $37.22.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... Commonwealth was up 16 cents at $50.11, but ANZ was down two cents at $22.27. The major mining stocks had also gained ground, with Rio Tinto up $1.17 at $69.77 and BHP Billiton had gained 18 cents to $38.67.