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Afternoon market wrap: Shares end higher

... resource stocks, with Rio closing 70 cents higher at $32.66 and BHP Billiton ending the day 8 cents up at $9.93. News Corporation also closed 14 cents higher at $11.74, and the banking sector also enjoyed broad-based gains. In the fixed interest market ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares edge up in late trade

... closed 20c higher at $9.85, while Rio added 38c to end at $31.96. The major banks ended the day mixed, while News Corporation shed 4c to close at $11.60. But the local bond market ended weaker, weighed down by stronger data overnight in the US. The yield ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares broadly unchanged in quiet trade

... sensitive sectors of the market, including resources and telecommunications. But the major banks were mixed, while News Corporation also shed 10c to be trading at $11.54. The Australian bond market also endured lacklustre trade, with the yield on the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end marginally higher

... sector was among the better performers locally, with both Rio and BHP Billiton advancing strongly on the day. But News Corporation ended the day down 9c at $11.64, while the major banks were mixed. The Australian dollar also strengthened in afternoon ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares follow US markets higher

... and further signs the US reporting season will deliver on analyst forecasts. In local trade, gains were led by News Corporation, up 8c to $11.67, and major resource stocks. Rio was up 14c to $30.58, while BHP Biliton added 7c to $9.32. The four major ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds weaker

... overnight, opening over half a percent lower. Losses were broadbased, and included major resource companies, News Corporation, Telstra and other cyclically-oriented stocks. All four major banks were trading lower late in the morning. The Australian dollar ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares extend losses

... close. Losses were broadbased, including the four major banks and even more cyclically-oriented stocks such as News Corporation, Telstra, Rio and BHP-Billiton. Share markets around the globe have been undermined by a sharp sell-off in US bond yields ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares edge higher

... Microsoft, and positive comments from telecommunications giant Ericsson. Locally, the market was pulled higher by News Corporation and the major banks. Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate opened 8c higher at $$11.83, while among the banks CBA was the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

... on the day. By contrast, major resource stocks Rio and BHP Billiton both ended the day a little lower, while News Corporation also shed earlier gains to finish 1c lower at $11.74. Other cyclical stocks, including Telstra, also ended fractionally lower. ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

... down nearly 3%, as earnings from Nokia and IBM failed to excite investors. Local losses were broad-based, with News Corporation trading 7c lower at $11.66 and the big four banks all weaker. Resource stocks were not spared, with market leaders BHP Billiton ...