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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
Australian stocks were trading lower at noon, with weakness among mining and financial stocks dragging the broader market down. At 1220 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 47.8 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 4,837.6 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... measures be (to slow that economy down). "Any easing there will have a negative impact on our financial sector and our mining sector." Macquarie Private Wealth investment adviser, John Milroy, said volumes were slow and there had been some profit-taking. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... European stock markets wobbled on investor unease over ineffectual EU efforts to resolve a debt crisis gripping Greece. The mining sector came under particular pressure as the dollar firmed against the euro, with the Greek turmoil taking a toll on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... dragging the market down include BHP, which is strange given the lead we got from commodities and base metals overnight." Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 38 cents at $42.92 while Rio Tinto was three cents higher at $76.73. On Wall Street overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... breakfast in Perth. On Wednesday, the Australian share market closed flat after eight consecutive trading day gains, as weaker mining stocks offset a stronger financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 0.1 point at 4,820 points, while ...

AUSCOAL tags health fund and credit union

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
The $4.8 billion AUSCOAL Super is teaming up with a mining-focused health fund and credit union to provide expanded services to its members. AUSCOAL Super, which had $4.82 billion at the end of September according to Rainmaker Information, said it was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... boosted by a weaker yen, which is good for earnings. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose, following gains on Wall Street with mining shares and property firms higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 408.9 points, or 1.97 per cent, to close at 21,196.87 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... resources and banking sectors, which are the obviously the two major components of our index," Mr Spiteri said. At 1210 AEDT, mining giant BHP Billiton was up 28 cents at $42.56 and Rio Tinto had gained 64 cents to $75.04. Fortescue Metals was one cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... higher commodities prices in offshore markets. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said gold stocks and diversified mining companies were the best performers during the morning. "Base metals on the London Metals Exchange had a pretty strong night ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... banks are a bit mixed but mostly up and stronger commodity prices have bolstered resources, gold stocks are faring well." Mining giant BHP Billiton had fell 47 cents to $40.63, while rival Rio Tinto had put on 81 cents to $71.31. Among the four major ...