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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... $33.93 and Westpac was 33 cents more expensive at $25.55. BHP Billiton climbed 38 cents, or 1.12 per cent, to $34.27 and Rio Tinto found $3.98, or 3.75 per cent, to $109.99. US stocks recovered from a poor start overnight to surge over two per cent as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... helping the big miners. At 1212 AEDT, BHP Billiton had risen $2.76, or 8.9 per cent, to $33.76 while takeover target Rio Tinto had found $6.47, or 6.41 per cent, to $107.47.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... fears of a US recession. The German exchange lost 7.16 per cent and while French stocks fell 6.83 per cent. At home, Rio Tinto was down $9.79, or 8.57 per cent, to $104.46 and BHP Billiton had fallen $1.49, or 4.48 per cent, to $31.80 at 1218 AEDT.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... aside from that, everything else is pretty flat. "Any company that is flat is probably doing quite well." Shares in Rio Tinto have settled back down from a spike seen on Friday when rumours of a sweetened takeover bid by rival BHP Billiton were rife ...

Market wrap - midday

... Commonwealth Bank gave away 14 cents to $52.60. The big miners capped gains, with BHP Billiton falling 64 cents to $36.88 and Rio Tinto shedding $1.66 to $121.30. US equity markets had a volatile session overnight. Stocks initially fell following a poor ...

Russell adds Plato

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... total fund assets of $712 million with major holding's in BHP Billiton, National Australia Bank, QBE Insurance Group and Rio Tinto. Its market exposure includes 33.8 per cent exposure to financials excluding property trusts, 23.17 per cent in materials ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... Locally, the big miners were stronger. BHP had put on 63 cents to $38.87 at 1219 AEDT while takeover target and rival Rio Tinto had gained $1.82 to $126.82. A particularly poor performer was Centro Properties Group, which had shed 25 cents, or 29.07 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... from base metals in London on Friday. BHP Billiton was down two cents to $38.28, Alumina had shed 10 cents to $6.13 but Rio Tinto was up 20 cents to $125.80. US equity markets declined for a third straight week last week. American Express warned of mounting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... 500 Index was up 1.82 points to 1,488.41 but the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 2.65 points to 2,668.49. At 1220 AEDT, Rio Tinto was down $3.52, or 2.49 per cent, to $137.68 and BHP Billiton dropped 84 cents, or 1.94 per cent, to $42.42. Three of the four ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... projections for the second quarter. Back home, mixed base metal prices provided little direction for the big miners, with Rio Tinto dipping 60 cents to $141.40 and BHP Billiton rising 15 cents to $43.35. The banks were flat, with Commonwealth Bank falling ...