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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... have extended their losses on heavy drops in commodity prices and overnight falls on Wall Street. Crude prices eased and iron ore fell to its lowest price since tracking began in 2008. The market opened with only modest losses, but had fallen further ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... with BHP Billiton adding 80 cents, or 2.7 per cent, to $30.90. Rio Tinto found $1.29, or 2.3 per cent, to $57.14 and iron ore player Fortescue Metals was two cents higher at $1.945. "We're in a time where commodity prices have been so low - any kind ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Weaker oil and iron ore prices and plans for a bank deposit tax are contributing to heavy falls on the share market. Energy stocks are the the biggest losers after crude oil prices sunk, reversing several days of gains following the Saudi-led air assault ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... down 1.5 per cent with global miner BHP falling 54 cents to $30.57. But Rio Tinto was three cents higher at $56.86 and iron ore pure play Fortescue Metals was up five cents at $2.09 The energy sector was mixed, with Woodside Petroleum losing 22 cents ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... cents weaker at $57.15 while Fortescue Metals firmed four cents to $2.05 amid a near two per cent jump in the beleaguered iron ore price. Nufarm shares dipped 15 cents to $6.79 despite the global crop protection company lifting its first half profit ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... correction," he said. Among miners, BHP Billiton had added 42 cents to $31.09 and Rio Tinto had gained nine cents to $58.68. But iron ore player Fortescue Metals was down 2.5 cents to $1.975. The big banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank retreating ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... resources sector suffers from falling commodity prices. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said falling iron ore and oil prices overnight have pushed the miners and energy sector into the red. The crude oil market gave back much ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... elections for a second presidential term - falling commodity prices and the Brazilian real. Prices of its biggest exports - iron ore (13% of total exports) and crude oil (8.4%) - have nearly halved, denting the country's export earnings and by extension ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... shares were down 12.75 cents, or 6.5 per cent, at $1.8425. "It does indicate that sentiment towards Fortescue, or possibly iron ore miners in general has soured," Mr McCarthy said. Meanwhile, mining services group Orica dropped 61 cents to $18.60 after ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... billion for its spinoff of underperforming assets into its new company South32. Rio Tinto was up 16 cents at $57.86 but iron ore miner Fortescue Metals was four cents weaker at $1.97. The energy sector was stronger despite further weakness in oil prices ...