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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... metals prices were dragging local resources stocks downwards, particularly the big diversified miners, he said. At 1201 AEST, BHP Billiton dipped $1.62, or 3.69 per cent, to $42.27 while its takeover target Rio Tinto shed $5.03, or 3.56 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... $US903.25 per fine ounce, down $US16.45 on yesterday's close of $US919.70. Elsewhere in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton reversed 36 cents to $44.74 and Rio Tinto lost 72 cents to $146.47. Rio Tinto Ltd has reiterated the inadequacy of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... bigger resource stocks, which, if they're up, there's always a fair chance we (the local market) will be up," Mr Wright said BHP Billiton said production of its 12 main commodities increased over the first nine months of fiscal 2008, including iron ore ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... Banking Group Ltd announces its interim results. West Australian Newspaper Holdings Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting. BHP Billiton Ltd, Santos Ltd and Zinifex Ltd announce quarterly production reports. Future Fund general manager Paul Costello ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... to $29.25 and Westpac was 99 cents, or 4.44 per cent, stronger at $23.31. The big diversified miners were up. At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton added $1.36, or 3.21 per cent, to $43.78 and rival Rio Tinto gained $3.28, or 2.34 per cent, to $143.22. On Friday ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... weekend and on the back of profit-taking. "It is looking pretty ugly with the market broken down quite a bit," Ms Jarvis said. "BHP has fallen locally, much lower than overnight, and Rio has followed suit, and this is quite a considerable amount given ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... nine cents to $5.14 and Santos lifted 33 cents to $15.85. At 1205 AEST, Rio Tinto was up $5.43 pr 3.8 per cent to $146.03 and BHP Billiton gained 77 cents or 1.8 per cent to $43.57. Mineral sands miner Consolidated Rutile fell one cent to 39.5 cents ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... much upswing this afternoon, but rather consolidation. At 1210 AEST, Rio Tinto was up $3.30 or 2.37 per cent to $141.41, and BHP Billiton rose $1.11 or 2.69 per cent to $43.11. Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 60.41 points, or 0.49 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... strong gains. Rio Tinto had risen $3.30, or 2.39 per cent, to $141.41, Oxiana was up 13 cents, or 4.1 per cent, to $3.30 and BHP Billiton was up $1.17, or 2.38 per cent, to $43.19. Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 60.41 points, or 0.49 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... the fuel increased. "Those stocks tend to be button pushers. They go up and down with the price. Woodside's a bellwether and BHP also can be included in that camp," he said. On the New York Mercantile Exchange overnight, May crude increased $US1.57 to ...