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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... rest of the commodities were fairly flat last night, and that's certainly been reflected in the market," Mr Russell said. BHP Billiton was up 22 cents to $33.48, as it said production has commenced from the 100,000 barrels per day Shenzi oil project ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... Potter said the materials sector was lower on the back of profit-taking and following falls in base metal prices overnight. BHP, the biggest company on the exchange, decreased 59 cents, or 1.75 per cent, to $33.21, and Rio Tinto lost 47 cents, or 0.88 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Poor's 500 lifted 7.08 per cent to 822.92. US stocks also gained on a report showing a surprising increase in home sales. BHP, the biggest company on the exchange, increased 69 cents, or 2.1 per cent, to $34.01, and Rio Tinto gained $2.26, or 4.5 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... market up as some buyers are sneaking back into the market today." Rio Tinto gained $2.31, or 4.93 per cent, to $49.16, and BHP Billiton rose 81 cents, or 2.51 per cent, to $32.99. The banks were stronger. National Australia Bank increased 19 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... the canvas" despite concerns about its controversial Chinalco deal. Rio Tinto was up $1.80, or 3.96 per cent, at $47.29, and BHP Billiton had gained $1.48, or 4.74 per cent, to $32.73. "The banks have obviously been a little bit shaken by the potential ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... Westpac found 35 cents at $18.09 and Macquarie Group was up $1.06, or 4.68 per cent, at $23.69. ANZ lost 14 cents to $14.66. BHP was up 40 cents at $31.48 and Rio Tinto was down 88 cents at $46.62. Wall Street swung higher on Wednesday in volatile trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... albeit off a low volume, albeit off a low base, but it is still encouraging." The big miners were stronger, with market leader BHP Billiton up 52 cents, or 1.68 per cent, at $31.52, and Rio 63 cents or 1.24 per cent higher at $51.38. "A lot of this is ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... $31.20, ANZ increased 37 cents to $13.86, while Westpac rose 36 cents to $17.31. The big miners were lower, with market leader BHP Billiton down 44 cents, or 1.39 per cent, at $31.22. Rio Tinto Ltd major shareholder Australian Foundation Investment Company ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was more than three per cent higher at noon with investors buoyed by signs of a possible levelling-out of the economic downturn in the US. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 105.6 points, or 3.26 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... WestpacBk -0.310 16.560 Woolwrths -0.370 25.130 MORE dmc/pe After leading the market at the open resources stocks lost momentum. BHP Billiton added 20 cents to $30.70, and rival Rio Tinto gained 13 cents to $49.93. "Commodities last night were mostly ...