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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... Taylor said. "But I don't expect the market to be lower than this with the market getting a little support from Westpac and Rio." Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says its wholly owned bank subsidiary Bankwest will cut 400 jobs from its workforce ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... Billiton, which makes up about 12 per cent of the All Ordinaries index, advanced 42 cents, or 1.24 per cent, to $34.20. Rival Rio Tinto gained $2.84, or 5.19 per cent, to $57.54. Wall Street rose on Thursday after electronic retailer Best Buy, food giant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... to $33.48, as it said production has commenced from the 100,000 barrels per day Shenzi oil project in the Gulf of Mexico. Rio Tinto was down 58 cents to $53.35. "The finance sector's a bit mixed too," Mr Russell said. "I think they're following on from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... 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 per cent, to $52.90. The banks were stronger. Westpac, the ASX's second biggest company, added ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... 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 cent, to $52.79. "Commodity stocks in general will do well on the view that US economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... said. "The banks and the resources sector are leading the 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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... ABN AMRO Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said higher commodity prices were helping resources stocks, even lifting Rio Tinto "off the canvas" despite concerns about its controversial Chinalco deal. Rio Tinto was up $1.80, or 3.96 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... 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 as sentiment was boosted by a Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... Wednesday, the Australian share market closed marginally lower, dragged back from early highs by resource stocks including Rio Tinto as political opposition intensified over the planned $19.5 billion investment by China's state-owned Chinalco. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... 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 off the back of commodity prices," Mr Wright said. Healthy thermal ...