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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... 54 cents, or three per cent to $17.45, but takeover target St George Bank added 15 cents to $29.44. In the mining sector, BHP lost 23 cents to $36.96 while rival and takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd fell $1.16, or 1.01 per cent to $113.84.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... higher takeover bids, despite having a far worse outlook than any of its peers. The mining sector was mixed with market leader BHP losing one cent to $37.21 while rival and takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd rose $1.21, or 1.08 per cent to $115.61.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... The September share price index futures contract was down 93 points to 4768 on a volume of 16,286 contracts. Market leader BHP Billiton fell $2.24, or 5.84 per cent, to $36.11 and Rio Tinto lost $5.90,or 5.0 per cent, to $112.20. CMC Markets senior dealer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... come back into line with the performance of both equity and commodity markets on Friday," Mr Halliday said. Market leader BHP Billiton fell 76 cents to $38.35 and Rio Tinto lost $1.91 to $119.69. Listed property trusts were taken lower by a big fall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... gave the market a kick start. "We started off with great gusto and we've managed to hold onto the gain," he said." "Certainly BHP and Rio are galloping away at the moment." "Looking at the negative side, there is no main theme. The major driving force ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... added 60 cents or 2.42 per cent, to $25.38 while St George Bank added 92 cents, or 3.58 per cent, to $26.60. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 80 cents, or 2.09 per cent, to $39.05. Rio Tinto added 2.43, or 2.04 per cent, to $121.58 after announcing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... $39.20, NAB lost $1.02, or 3.95 per cent, to $24.78 and St George Bank slid 89 cents, or 3.4 per cent, to $25.31. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 25 cents to $38.25 and takeover target Rio Tinto added $1.27 to $119.87.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... announced it would book an extra $830 million provision on a portfolio of securities linked to US mortgage debt. Mining giant BHP Billiton grew 70 cents, or 1.90 per cent, to $37.63 and takeover target Rio Tinto added $2.38, or two per cent, to $116. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... first time since early June on growing fears that a weakening US, Europe and China will seriously curtail demand. Mining giant BHP Billiton fell 91 cents, or 2.35 per cent to $37.77 while takeover target Rio Tinto lost $4.07, or 3.37 per cent to $116.05. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... expected the headline CPI, the key measure of inflation, to record a rise of 1.3 per cent in the June quarter. In equities, BHP Billiton will issue its fourth quarter production report while Petsec shows its second quarter production. In Sydney, Macquarie ...