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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... losing 38 cents to $21.74, ANZ was 26 cents lower at $22.57, and Commonwealth dropped 83 cents to $49.99. Among the big miners, Rio Tinto was down $1.16, or 1.62 per cent, at $70.57, and BHP Billiton was 35 cents lower, by 0.88 per cent, at $39.30.

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... to keep "all" of their super profits. Sorry to say, they didn't. BHP closed 0.7 per cent lower from its opening price and Rio Tinto closed half a per cent down from the open. Doesn't this tell us something? That it's not really the RSPT that's ailing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... rate companies start paying tax on profits above six per cent and abolish the 40 per cent rebate for loss making projects. Rio Tinto climbed $1.25, or 1.77 per cent, to $71.79 and BHP Billiton was 64 cents higher, or 1.64 per cent, at $39.78.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... contract was 55 points lower at 4496 points, on volume of 12,494 contracts. The big miners lost ground in morning trade with Rio Tinto down $1.14, or 1.58 per cent, at $70.97 and BHP Billiton 42 cents lower, or 1.06 per cent, at $39.24. Australia's big ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... what has been happening." The big miners had gained ground shortly before noon with BHP Billiton up 10 cents at $40.01 and Rio Tinto 14 cents higher at $72.48. Australia's big four banks were flat to lower, with National Australia Bank four cents lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... see it to soften up and give us a chance to reassess what has happened." Major resource stocks held onto Friday's gains with Rio Tinto adding another $1.35, or 1.9 per cent, to $72.20, while BHP Billiton gained 70 cents, or 1.79 per cent, to $39.83. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... offsetting weak data on home construction. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 0.62 of a point to 1,114.61. Mr Kimber said Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, although down on Thursday, had made back about half of their value since the beginning of the resource ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... big miners pushed the index higher. BHP Billiton, Australia's biggest stock, rose 71 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $39.10 and Rio Tinto added $1.22, or 1.22 per cent, to $70.64. Fortescue Metals advanced nine cents, or 2.2 per cent, to $4.23. The big four ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... major resource stocks had fallen from their modestly weaker opening points, with BHP Billiton down 34 cents at $38.24 and Rio Tinto down 36 cents at $68.74. Energy stocks were also lower despite a rise in New York's benchmark crude oil contract. Woodside ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... Average index closing 2.76 per cent higher. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton was up two per cent, by 77 cents at $38.39, Rio Tinto had gained over one per cent 94 cents to $68.81, Fortescue Metals had risen 14 cents, or over 3.5 per cent, to $4.10 ...