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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... March share price index contract was 31 points higher at 3,535 on a volume of 9,294 contracts. "We're seeing a small bounce in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto after what was a pretty down day for them yesterday," Shaw Stockbroking private client adviser Todd ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said. "With commodity markets looking gloomy, the resources sector, BHP and Rio are being slaughtered and the banks are reasonably better (by comparison), but they're still down. "It's a good day ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... again today." Resource giant Rio Tinto fell $1.50, or 3.63 per cent, to $39.80. Rival miner and Australia's biggest company, BHP Billiton, fell 84 cents, or 2.72 per cent, to $29.99. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... giant Rio Tinto led the market lower, falling $2.43, or 5.53 per cent, to $41.50. Rival miner and Australia's biggest company, BHP Billiton, fell 78 cents, or 2.46 per cent, to $30.92. Mr Wright said Rio had been hurt more than BHP because of the company's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... ahead of those," Mr Potter said. Resources stocks were weaker despite stronger base metals prices overnight, Mr Potter said. BHP shares were 74 cents, or 2.48 per cent, lower at $29.45, while Rio Tinto slid $1.50 or 3.75 per cent to $38.50. By contrast ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... which plans to slash 14,000 jobs, cut spending and costs and sell assets, was $3.40 or 9.09 per cent higher at $40.80. Rival BHP Billiton fell 16 cents to $30.20. In the banking sector, Westpac gained four cents to $16.41, Commonwealth Bank lost 47 cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "The very strong movers have been the resources stocks with both BHP and Rio really sprinting." Rio shares rose $1.01 cents, or 3.03 per cent, to $34.36 and BHP Billiton shares lifted $1.07, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... 68 cents, or 3.24 per cent, to $20.28 and ANZ slipped 38 cents, or 2.55 per cent, to $14.55. Higher commodity prices drove BHP Billiton shares 4.7 per cent, or $1.28, higher to $28.50 while fellow mining giant Rio Tinto advanced 97 cents, or 3.02 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... to $17.40 and ANZ advanced 39 cents, or 2.67 per cent, to $14.99. Rio shares fell 36 cents, or 1.12 per cent, to $31.64 but BHP Billiton shares lifted 56 cents, or 2.14 per cent, to $26.71. On Friday, the Dow industrials jumped 3.09 per cent to 8,635.42. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... uncertainty, and investors have a huge distaste for uncertainty right now." Rio shares slumped $2.17, or 6.68 per cent, to $30.33 and BHP Billiton shares lost $1.41, or 5.13 per cent, to $26.09. Fortescue Metals slumped after the iron ore miner said ...