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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... sector had fared better than others in early trade, following rises in commodity prices overnight. At 1202 AEST, shares in BHP Billiton Ltd were up 47 cents to $34.20 and Rio Tinto Ltd had risen $1.34 to $50.94. "The resources sector has probably been ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... continuation of yesterday's bout of selling." Mr Taylor said investors appeared to be switching from the world's largest miner BHP Billiton to Rio Tinto ahead of the latter's $US15.2 billion ($A19.14 billion) rights issue. At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... September share price index contract was 112 points lower at 3,777 on 16,106 contracts. Miner and Australia's biggest company BHP Billiton declined $1.40, or 3.97 per cent, to $33.85, while rival Rio Tinto fell $2.10, or 4.2 per cent, to $47.90. Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... The Opes Prime cases returns to court in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market closed higher, with heavyweights BHP Billiton and National Australia Bank (NAB) driving the gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.6 points, or 0.48 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was marginally higher at noon, led by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals, as investors question whether equities will rise at the pace of recent months. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up nine points, or 0.23 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... "The profit-taking of the past few days has been quite intense, so the bargain hunters have come back a bit." Mining giant BHP Billiton surged 25 cents, or 0.72 per cent, to $34.95, while rival Rio Tinto, recently emerged from a capital raising, missed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... 30 cents to $22.03 and Westpac climbed 17 cents to $19.77, while ANZ lost three cents to $16.42. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, which appointed former Newmont Mining Corp chairman Wayne Murdy to its board as a non-executive director, retreated ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... repositioned themselves following recent gains, while weaker metals and oil prices weighed on resources stocks, particularly BHP Billiton. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 46 points, or 1.16 per cent, at 3,916.5 points at 1200 AEST, while the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... it, and it looks to be general unease in America that's causing it, it's a market that needs a little rest." Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 58 cents, or 1.57 per cent, at $36.42, while rival Rio Tinto plunged $3.75, or 4.95 per cent, to $71.75. Iron ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... losses in base metals is impacting the miners today after a great run last week. It's not that surprising," Ms Saly said. BHP Billiton was down 56 cents, or 1.47 per cent, at $37.48 at 1204 AEST while Rio Tinto had shed 40 cents, or 0.52 per cent, to ...