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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... performance," CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said. A 5% gain in the price of iron ore helped miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto push the materials sector and bring the key S&P/ASX200 index to a two-week high. McCarthy said the market also appeared ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... stocks, they are leading the market higher," he said. BHP shares were 80 cents, or 2.5 per cent, higher at $31.86, while Rio Tinto climbed $1.30 to $57.60 and Fortescue lifted nine cents, or four per cent, to $2.18. The big four banks were also higher ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... iron ore surging overnight," Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said. BHP Billiton was up 59 cents at $30.86, Rio Tinto was up 88.5 cents at $56.085, and Fortescue Metals had gained 20.5 cents, or 10.8%, to $2.11 after raising $US2.3 billion ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... said he thought that was profit taking and Wednesday's production numbers were solid. BHP had shed 52 cents to $30.08, Rio Tinto was down 94 cents to $54.56 while iron ore player Fortescue was 1.5 cents lower at $1.855. Energy stocks fell as oil prices ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... that with crude oil and iron ore back in the winners circle it was always going to be a positive day," Mr K'Nell said. Rio Tinto shares were up 89 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $55.55 after releasing its quarterly update, which showed a 12 per cent fall ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank are due to appear before Senate committee inquiry into financial advice services. Rio Tinto and Oil Search are slated to post first quarter production reports. Leighton Holdings holds its annual general meeting and ...

Super funds too small for activism

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... combination of an economic opportunity and an ESG opportunity are BHP Billiton, Caltex, CSR, Myer, NewsCorp, ResMed, Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers and Woolworths

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... situation," he said. "It's the entire market that's a little bit jittery." BHP Billiton was down 26 cents at $29.97, Rio Tinto was down 86 cents at $55.01 and Fortescue Metals had slipped 8.5 cents to $1.87. Energy stocks were boosted by higher oil prices ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... Fortescue Metals, Iluka Resources and Whitehaven Coal release quarter production reports, while Woodside Petroleum and Rio Tinto have annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower with weaker banking stocks outweighing gains ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... recovery in iron ore prices to above $US50 a tonne overnight boosted the big miners. BHP Billiton added 49 cents to $29.61, Rio Tinto gained $1.11 to $56.07, and Fortescue Metals firmed 3.75 cents to $1.8725. Gold and copper miner PanAust was steady ...