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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... 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 a briefing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... A stronger US dollar means generally lower prices for commodities. "The speculators are unwinding in the big players like BHP and Rio," he said. At 1205 AEST, BHP Billiton was down $1.37, or 3.06 per cent, to $43.02, Rio Tinto lost $5.36, or 3.83 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... trade in goods and services data for April. In equities, Caledon Resources 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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... 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 strength, up to all time highs. "The past couple of weeks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... reversed 61 cents to $21.07, and Commonwealth bank of Australia dumped 89 cents to $41.43. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton lifted $1.38 to $44.88, and Rio Tinto put on $3.24 to $141.24. Energy stocks rose, following a small rise in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... released. The Australian share market closed weaker on Friday as lower prices for oil and base metals pulled back global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 54.7 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 5,654.7, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... announcement on its planned sell down of its equity interest in the Gladstone liquefied natural gas project in Queensland. BHP Billiton, which is also a significant oil producer, gained 84 cents to $45.94 while takeover target Rio Tinto added $2.16 to ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... It really is an earnings story. It's pretty easy to get a hold of large cap earnings profiles, so we're [positive] on the BHP and Rio [Tinto]," said Wright. "We're focusing on companies that have been able to survive in a soft growth high inflation period. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... negative anticipation today based on the weak US lead," CMC Markets chief market analyst David Land told AAP. "Stocks like BHP, Rio and some of the big end finance stocks are creating quite a bit of the negativity in the market at the moment." The local ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... other thing is (that) there was a real big run-up in the afternoon yesterday with merger and acquisition discussion around BHP (Billiton) so I think the market's giving back a bit of the ground it took yesterday afternoon." At 1200 AEST, the benchmark ...