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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... share price index futures contract was 43 points lower at 4248 on a volume of 13,038 contracts. The major miners were down. BHP Billiton had lost $1.06 or 2.73 per cent at $37.73 while Rio Tinto dropped $1.38 or 2.23 per cent to $60.52. The four big ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... share price index futures contract was 49 points higher at 4266 on a volume of 15,491 contracts. The major miners were up. BHP Billiton added 62 cents to $38.77 while Rio Tinto gained $1.03 to $61.80. The four big banks also were higher. Westpac rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... was down 12 cents at $25.72, Commonwealth Bank dropped 73 cents to $43.78, but Westpac rose 11 cents to $22.31. Making news, BHP Billiton head of iron ore Ian Ashby says the group's sales are stable despite uncertainty in the market around prices and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... $25.60, Commonwealth Bank put on 75 cents to $44.40, and Westpac rose 25 cents to $22.35. The big miners also were up with BHP Billiton shares up $1.40, or 3.68 per cent, at $39.47, while Rio added $3.64 or 6.04 per cent at $63.93. "It is another excellent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Trading James Foulsham said. "We had a pretty solid night in the US. Commodities, in particular, were very strong." As a result, BHP and Rio both were doing well. Rio Tinto shares were up $1.45 or 2.53 at $59.55 while rival BHP Billiton had gained 39 ...

Eslake joins think-tank

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Institute is a new think-tank that is supported by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments, the University of Melbourne and BHP Billiton. John Daley, professor and chief executive at the institute, said Eslake's appointment is the first in a number ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... weighing on the resources sector. The major miners were lower, with Rio Tinto shares down five cents at $57.95 while rival BHP Billiton fell 47 cents at $36.96. The four major banks were higher. NAB shares had risen 53 cents or 2.31 per cent at $23.43 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... the generally buoyant run of the past 10 trading days. At 1201 AEST, mining giant Rio Tinto had added 43 cents to $60.17 and BHP Billiton had gained 16 cents at $38.01. The big four banks were mixed at 1201 AEST. ANZ was up 15 cents at $17.23, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... and iron ore are still settling at the second best prices ever," he said. Rio gained $1.84, or 3.2 per cent, to $59.39 and BHP Billiton added 19 cents, or 0.51 per cent, to $37.70. Fortescue Metals increased 10 cents, or 2.31 per cent, to $4.43 and Minara ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... off the positive news from abroad." Mr Walker said the four major banks and the resources sector were lifting the market. "BHP and Rio are both continuing their rebound," he said. Rio Tinto was up $1.11 at $58.60 while BHP Billiton added 38 cents to ...