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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... volume of 16,627 contracts. Austock Brokers senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said last night's Wall Street slide and Rio Tinto's commission problems in Guinea have roughed up the market. "It's certainly another bleak day on the market," he said. ...

Market wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... but they're losing steam." By 1211 AEST BHP Billiton gave up 53 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $42.74 while its takeover target Rio Tinto was down $3.20, or 2.4 per cent, to $130.36. This morning, BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers said a combined ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... $US2.8 billion loss and announced it would raise billions of dollars in capital. Bellwether resources stocks BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto slipped at the close after heavy late selling from London. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index tumbled 154.6 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... 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 on the banking industry, while Fairfax Media Ltd chief executive, David Kirk, addresses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... 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 cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... 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 NYMEX crude prices to $US127.35 per barrel. Oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... 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 All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... 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 $141.11. The big banks were mixed with National Australia Bank gaining 19 cents to $32.30 and Westpac ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... 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 ...