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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... 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 ago, but they ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... 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 stocks also were significantly stronger, after oil prices rose overnight ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... mining giant said it was still in a strong position, hadn't trimmed its production yet and said it expected its takeover of Rio Tinto to succeed, she said.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... target St George Bank was up 30 cents to $28.30. In the big miners, BHP Billiton was down 26 cents to $24.44, while rival Rio Tinto had fallen 88 cents to $66.07.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... bearing the brunt of that and leading our market down." BHP shares were $2.37 lower, or 8.7 per cent, at $24.88, while rival Rio Tinto, which is to invest an additional $US300 million ($A452.25 million) in the modernisation of the Kitimat aluminium smelter ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... falls in commodity prices were adversely influencing the market. "The two that are copping it today are predominantly BHP and Rio. They're the ones who had the big gains yesterday," Mr Klusman said. "(Investors) bought (them) yesterday punting that commodities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... China's figures are poor, it will have a dramatic effect." BHP Billiton rose $1.40, or 5.69 per cent, to $25.99, while rival Rio Tinto gained $2.71, or 4.33 per cent, to $65.33. On Friday, light, sweet crude oil for November delivery rose US$1.98 to ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... Mining stocks remain the flavour of the year, with roughly 40 per cent of fund managers holding an overweight position in Rio Tinto. Conversely, almost half the reviewed Australian equity fund managers held an underweight position in Westfield Group. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... future demand for commodities. Among the big miners, BHP Billiton was down by $3.01, or 10.13 per cent, at $26.69, while rival Rio Tinto declined $10.38, or 13.22 per cent, to $68.12. Banking stocks were lower, too. National Australia Bank Ltd dropped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... 1.09 per cent, to $29.75. Among the big miners, BHP Billiton was 95 cents, or 3.06 per cent lower, to $30.05, while rival Rio Tinto declined $3.62, or 4.37 per cent, to $79.18. Overnight, the Dow fell 76.62, or 0.82 per cent, to close at 9,310.99.