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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... estate market. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 27 points at 5,494. Today, mining giant BHP Billiton gives a briefing on Europe Union regulation regarding takeover target Rio Tinto. East & Partners will give ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... Plc lists on Australian securities exchange and BHP Billiton Ltd chief executive Marius Kloppers addresses the Melbourne Mining Club. Yesterday on the Australian share market blue-chip stocks closed slightly higher but the broader market finished marginally ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... Suncorp Metway slipping seven cents, or 0.49 per cent, to $14.23. Mr Foulsham said commodity prices were mixed overnight but mining stocks were bright spots on the local market. "BHP is still reasonably strong and Fortescue is going from strength to ...

Infrastructure Australia should set national priorities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... water and communications. It should also target areas "where Australia has a competitive advantage-such as agriculture, mining and education". Supporting the energy initiatives, the report noted within its set of taxation recommendations that Australia ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... Meanwhile, he said ING IM's large cap equity portfolios reflected the firm's conviction in China's infrastructure and Australian mining company growth. Wright said the ING IM investment team is focused on reviewing company balance sheets as he did not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... 11,850 contracts. Macquarie Equities Brisbane adviser Helen Spencer said lower commodity prices were hurting energy and mining stocks. "Generally, industrials are faring not too badly but are certainly being dragged down by a pull-back in commodity prices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... stocks, Newmont fell five cents to $5.07, Newcrest added 31 cents to $33.13 and Lihir lost two cents to $3.22. Sino Gold Mining's major shareholder, Gold Fields, will raise its stake in the company via a planned $204 million capital raising by the China-focused ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... points to 5,993 on a volume of 7,135 contracts. Industrial metals rose on the back of supply concerns in London, giving the mining stocks an early boost. Ord Minnett research director Russell Lander said the driving force in the market continued to be ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... interests may be preparing to take a stake in BHP. BHP chief executive Marius Kloppers spoke at the Merrill Lynch Global Mining conference in Florida overnight where he said BHP has superior potential for growth relative to Rio. In an interview on business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... territory, as grim UK economic data and writedowns at Alliance & Leicester hit banks, while fresh merger chatter buoyed the mining sector. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,211.9 points, down 8.7 or 0.14 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7,060.19 points ...