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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed by Wesfarmers and BHP but buoyed by Woolworths. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26.7 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4399.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... European markets," Ms Saly said. "We are seeing great gains among all the major sectors." At 1232 AEST, shares in mining giant BHP Billiton were up $1.49 to $38.10 while rival Rio Tinto had gained $2.52 to $58.83.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... cents or 2.45 per cent to $19.14, Commonwealth Bank was down 63 cents at $44.35, and Westpac fell 73 cents or 3.13 to $22.58. BHP Billiton was 20 cents lower at $36.93, while Rio Tinto was down $1.27 or 2.19 per cent at $56.76. Burrell Stockbroking adviser ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... insurer announced increased first-half profit and said it expected more premium increases during the second half of 2009. BHP Billiton was 25 cents higher at $36.96, while Rio Tinto was down eight cents at $58.12. In the energy sector, Woodside Petroleum ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... after PetroChina agreed to buy $50 billion of liquefied natural gas from the vast proposed development in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was nine cents higher at $37.35, while Rio Tinto was up $1.45 or 2.55 per cent at $58.35. In the energy sector ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... selling this morning and there was also some buying." Mr Foulsham said the local mining sector was weighing on the market. "BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are a bit weaker and the banks are pretty mixed," he said. "It's mostly the mining sector that is weighing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... Saly, said the market had fallen with profit-taking and a big drop in commodity prices in offshore markets, which had dragged BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto down. BHP Billiton fell 59 cents, or 1.54 per cent, to $37.67, while rival Rio Tinto lost $1.44 or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... $20.69 and NAB rose 71 cents or 2.63 per cent to $27.66. The major miners were up after ratings agency Moody's reaffirmed BHP Billiton Ltd's A1 rating following the company's full year results released on Wednesday. BHP Billiton, the biggest company ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... contract was 40 points lower at 4270. Companies posting annual results on Wednesday include Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd, BHP Billiton Ltd, Stockland Group, Aevum Ltd and Computershare Ltd. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... volume of 10,466 contracts. The two biggest miners both were down. Rio had fallen $1.42 or 2.43 per cent at $57.13 while rival BHP Billiton lost 50 cents at $37.26. But the four big banks gave support to the market, partially offsetting the weight of ...