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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... momentum we've seen here in recent days." Mr Spiteri said the resources and financial sectors were lifting the local market. Rio Tinto shares were up $2.05, or 4.09 per cent, at $52.13, while rival BHP Billiton had gained 66 cents, or 1.92 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... important thing about today is that it comes after substantial gains yesterday, and we've been able to maintain that," he said. Rio Tinto shares were up 71 cents, or 1.45 per cent, to $49.81. Rival mining giant, BHP Billiton, gained 16 cents, or 0.47 ...

Rio Tinto seeks super trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Corporate super fund Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund is on the hunt for three new directors to join its trustee board. The Rio Tinto fund, which had $2.3 billion at the end of June last year, said three of its current member directors are completing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... financials are having a strong rally and, despite a flat oil price, even the energy stocks are having a good run." At 1202 AEST, Rio Tinto shares were up $1.19, or 2.55 per cent, at $47.82 and rival BHP Billiton had gained $1.21, or 3.79 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer. "We are down across the board with the resources sector leading us somewhat lower." Rio Tinto shares were down $1.02, or 2.11 per cent, to $47.34, while Australian Rio executive Stern Hu remains in detention in China. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... more positive sentiment out there," he said. At 1203 AEST, shares in BHP Billiton Ltd were up 24 cents to $32.53 and rival Rio Tinto Ltd had risen 58 cents to $48.18. Shares in OZ Minerals were up 0.5 cents to 86.5 cents. "A lot of things reversed themselves ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... Lewis said. "Once again, overnight, we saw copper, zinc and nickel pretty low, down between two and four per cent." Shares in Rio Tinto had shed 76 cents, or 1.58 per cent, to $47.44 at 1204 AEST, while fellow mining giant BHP Billiton had gained 13 ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... of US bonds, it holds America by the b#lls. Now it's flexing its muscles Australia's way. Reports overnight revealed that Rio Tinto head of iron ore operations in China, Stern Hu - along with three other Rio employees -- were detained in China last 5 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... five cents to $5.24. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, sank 69 cents, or 2.14 per cent, to $31.56, while rival company Rio Tinto eased 52 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $46.83.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... hampered resources stocks. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, had fallen 48 cents, or 1.47 per cent, to $32.14, while Rio Tinto had lost $1.19, or 2.45 per cent, to $47.31 at 1202 AEST on the back of largely softer base metals prices. Woodside ...