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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... closed at a fresh seven-month high as resource stocks continued their strong gains amid renewed attention to Rio Tinto and BHP's proposed iron ore tie up. A smaller than expected drop in jobless numbers also improved investor sentiment. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... market. It's just maintaining the positive momentum it's had." Rio Tinto climbed $2.69, or 3.68 per cent, to $75.72, while BHP Billiton advanced 26 cents to $37.96. Among iron ore stocks, Fortescue Metals surged 54 cents, or 15.04 per cent, to $4.13 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... overnight. "Big banks and the miners are leading the charge." Rio Tinto had leapt $1.97, or 2.79 per cent, to $72.58, while BHP Billiton had advanced $1.15, or 3.15 per cent, to $37.65 at 1204 AEST. European steel makers have called for European Union ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... ordered to raise capital had developed sufficient plans. Many of the resource stocks, including Australia's biggest company BHP Billiton, dragged on the index. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 4.1 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 3,975.3, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... for June. On Friday, the Australian share market closed higher, boosted by big jumps in the share prices of global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The two mining giants announced a massive iron ore joint-venture in Western Australia, and Rio launched ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was almost one and a half per cent higher at noon on Friday, as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced a massive joint iron ore venture, and Rio launched at $US15.2 billion rights issue. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... up. "The whole market is having a bit of a reaction, and that's probably quite a good thing. "Commodity prices were weak, so BHP and Rio are down, but the financials are holding up quite strongly." Mining giant BHP Billiton plunged $1.52, or 4.1 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... miners, Newcrest rose 44 cents to $34.33, Newmont was down a cent at $5.88, and Lihir gained one cent to $3.31. Mining giant BHP Billiton shed 15 cents to $36.55, while rival Rio Tinto surged $1.86, or 2.7 per cent, higher to $70.86.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... moment. "There's a good pace out of the blocks and I can't see anything dragging it down for the rest of the day." Mining giant BHP Billiton gained $1.07, or 2.99 per cent, to $36.81, while rival Rio Tinto, surged $3.00, or 4.52 per cent, higher to $69.33. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... 6.05 cents, or 2.8 per cent, to $US2.1975 a pound in New York. Copper is regarded as a benchmark base metal. Mining giant BHP Billiton, the biggest company on the exchange, gained 78 cents, or 2.25 per cent, to $35.44, while rival Rio Tinto added $1.32 ...