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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... respectively. The 2008 Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition will be held in Perth, a three-day conference on longwall mining will begin in the Hunter Valley. On Friday, the Australian share market gave up early gains to close marginally lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... Corporation Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. Rio Tinto Ltd chief executive Tom Albanese addresses the Melbourne Mining Club in Melbourne. Also in Melbourne, ANZ Banking Group Ltd's Australia operational chief executive Brian Hartzer addresses ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... second lowest rating since 2005, and does not reflect an economy that was supposedly benefiting from a once in a lifetime mining boom," noted the CoreData report. But how do investors feel about their current investments? Surprisingly, a hefty 29 per ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... back into positive territory. "On the negative side, base metals were fairly mixed overnight, more to the weaker side, and mining giants BHP and Rio have been a bit of negative weight on the overall market today. "That's why we are not in positive territory." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... Energy Ltd hold general meetings, while MDS Financial Group Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting. A Western Australia Mining Club lunch will be briefed by Mutiny Gold managing director John Greeve. The Emissions Measurement and Information Systems ...

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... and Macquarie Group was up $1.90, or 5.26 per cent, to $38.000. Oil, gold and base metals prices were lower overnight. Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 57 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $37.33 at 1209 AEST, while its takeover target Rio Tinto had shed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... soft commodities. The Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention's (IFAP) Safety 08 conference continues in Perth. The Mining & Energy NSW exhibition concludes. Yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 97 points lower, or 1.93 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... will host Derek Shearer Chevalier, a professor of diplomacy and world affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles. The Mining & Energy NSW exhibition continues. Yesterday, both major local indices posted their biggest one-day rise since January 25. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... Institute of Company Directors event. The Western Australia Transport Infrastructure Summit begins in Perth, while the Mining & Energy NSW exhibition opens at Muswellbrook, in the Upper Hunter Valley. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... spot gold in Sydney was trading at $US845.40 an ounce, down $US10.50 on yesterday's local close of $US855.90. Newcrest Mining gained 67 cents, or 2.73 per cent to $25.17, Lihir Gold lifted 17 cents, or 6.85 per cent, to $2.65, but Newmont Mining lost ...