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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... 63 cents, or 2.25 per cent to $28.65, and Coles parent, Wesfarmers, rose 50 cents, or 1.99 per cent, to 25.63. Among the mining giants, BHP Billiton advanced 30 cents, or 0.82 per cent, to $37.10 and Rio Tinto rose $1.03, or 1.84 per cent to $57.14. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... Network Ltd, Westfield Group, Asciano Group, Centro Properties Group and Pacific Brands Ltd. Lihir Gold Ltd and Sino Gold Mining Ltd report first half results. Infrastructure Australia chairman Sir Rod Eddington will address the Australian Institute ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... Holdings. Woolworths was up 63 cents or 2.25 per cent at $28.64 while rival Wesfarmers fell $1.82 or 6.92 per cent to $24.49. Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 17 cents at $38.01 while rival Rio Tinto had fallen 31 cents to $58.67. "When you wake up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... economic recovery after Friday's gains in Europe and Wall Street and stronger commodity prices brightened sentiment. In Japan, mining stocks and trading houses rose on hopes that demand for raw materials will get a boost from a global economic recovery. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... and in 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 - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... market closed in negative territory following a weak US lead, despite clawing back some early losses in the banking and mining sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled down 6.8 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4381.6 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was in the red at noon with the mining sector weighing on the local bourse and following a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 7.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4381, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... Westpac gave up 32 cents, or 1.31 per cent to $24.08. But earnings announcements from Ansell, NIB Holdings and Newcrest Mining beat market expectations, which brought buyers into the market, Ms Saly said. Ansell's shares firmed eight cents to $9.48 ...

Industrial espionage turns viral

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... is emerging and this time, the stakes are higher. In a plot reminiscent of the scandals surrounding certain Australian mining companies and accusations of industrial espionage, financial services firms too may have a corporate "traitor" within their ...

Leverage key to recovery: UBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... per cent rally in the last few months have prompted some advisers to return to looking at speculative stocks including mining companies - a risky move, according to Small. "I'm always of the view that you're better off leveraging a quality stock than ...