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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... firmer gold and base metal prices, so our miners are doing really well today with BHP Billiton up over one per cent and Rio Tinto closing in on an almost three per cent gain. "The big four banks were up by almost one per cent in morning trade and energy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... resources that was more favourably looked on before trade opened today." BHP Billiton gained 25 cents to $44.00 and Rio Tinto found $1.01 to $107.29. The major banks were mixed, with ANZ 14 cents better to $30.59, and National Australia Bank up 13 cents ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... overnight in London, the big miners weighed on the index with BHP Billiton Ltd falling 86 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to $44.34. Rio Tinto lost $1.11, or 1.23 per cent, to $108.66 while Alumina Ltd shed six cents to $7.16. US equity markets were lower overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... balance for August. Yesterday, the Australian sharemarket soared to dizzy heights, led by the commodities sector, with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton helping the bourse to new records. Some analysts now say the local market could reach the 7000-point level ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... Locally, the big miners were breaking records of their own: BHP Billiton was $1.28 higher to $45.78 at 1201 AEST and Rio Tinto lifted $3.10 to $111.88.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... 14 cents at $28.33, and the ANZ improved 17 cents to $29.58. Global miner BHP Billiton ascended $1.11 to $44.63, and Rio Tinto added $1.32 to $108.77. Uranium explorer Toro Energy was up three cents at 84 cents as it said it had received acceptance for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... Association Construction Outlook Breakfast Series will be held in Brisbane, with guest speaker Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. Rio Tinto Ltd will hold its extraordinary general meeting in Melbourne relating to acquisition of Alcan Ltd. In Wellington ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... 1,525.42 and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 15.58 points to 2,699.03. At home, BHP Billiton lifted 30 cents to $43.46 and Rio Tinto was up 28 cents to $106.28.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... Australia's two largest mining stocks opening lower. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, was down $1.02 to $43.58, while Rio Tinto lost $1.69 to $106.35. BHP fell after rumours it was sitting on the world's largest gold resource at Olympic Dam in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... Australian stock market continued its record run yesterday, underpinned by solid gains from major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 31.5 points higher at a record 6483, eclipsing the previous best close of 6451.5 ...