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Market Wrap - Midday

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... Commonwealth Bank was down $2.02, or 5.32 per cent, at $35.98 and Westpac dipped 86 cents, or 4.32 per cent, to $19.05. Mining giant BHP Billiton fell $1.55, or 5.12 per cent, to $28.36 while its takeover target Rio Tinto dropped $3.32, or 4.26 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... from the energy sector, up by more than four per cent, following a slight pick up in the price of crude oil." Mining giant BHP Billiton had surged $1.95, or 6.98 per cent, to $29.88 at 1221 AEDT while its takeover target Rio Tinto had gained $4.93, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... overnight pulled down local resource companies. At 1213 AEDT, Rio Tinto was down $7.95, or 10.05 per cent, to $71.09 and rival BHP Billiton fell $2.00, or 6.85 per cent, to $27.20. In the US, Wall Street was hammered overnight for a second consecutive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... seven per cent. "But the Aussie dollar got close to 80 US cents on better than expected unemployment figures." Mining giant BHP Billiton was down $2.19, or 6.93 per cent, to $29.41 at 1212 AEDT while its takeover target Rio Tinto shed $7.11, or 8.21 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... Stockbroking. "For the first time in a few weeks, we've had a few things line up on the one day: commodity prices are a bit better, BHP Billiton had a strong session in London and New York, good currency movements, and a good lead from the US," he said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... the Democrats do get in and we see this relief rally, I think metals will be buoyed," he said. At 1201 AEDT, mining giant BHP Billiton was down $1.10, or 3.68 per cent, to $28.80, while its takeover target Rio Tinto had fallen $2.70, or 3.29 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... target St George Bank was 50 cents higher, or 1.81 per cent, at $28.20. The big diversified miners were stronger. At 1219 AEDT, BHP Billiton had surged 88 cents, or 3.14 per cent, to $28.87, while rival and takeover target Rio Tinto jumped $2.03, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... contracts. ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Craig Walker said lower base metal prices had seen market heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio lose ground today. "It's a pretty simple story really... Base metals were up substantially a couple of nights ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... overnight have really set a fire under our resources stocks, and so they're the ones that have just powered through the roof." BHP Billiton rose $1.33, or 5.06 per cent, to $27.63, while rival Rio Tinto added $4.32, or 6.1 per cent, to $75.10. Energy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... cents, or 10.43 per cent, to $3.09 but Santos bucked the trend, gaining 20 cents, or 1.73 per cent, at $11.76. Ms Saly said BHP Billiton appreciated in London trade on Friday, preventing the FTSE from sliding deeper into the red. This was because the ...