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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... going to be a big fuel injection to the major resource stocks that we've got here. "We see the big movers on the market are BHP and Rio." At 1215 AEDT, BHP Billiton had added 86 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $35.27 and Rio Tinto was up $2.00, or 1.71 per ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... experienced its biggest one-day drop in nearly two years and oil posted its worst slide in seven months. Back home, mining giant BHP Billiton plunged $2.83 or 7.66 per cent, to $34.12 and rival Rio Tinto jettisoned $8.14, or 6.46 per cent, to $117.85 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... 2005. Back home, the big diversified miners were stronger on the back of strong base metals prices overnight. At 1202 AEDT, BHP Billiton was 87 cents higher at $36.57 and rival Rio Tinto found $2.27 to $125.07.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... prices fell sharply in London overnight, investors worrying about a slowdown in demand as the US economic outlook worsened. BHP Billiton lost $1.39 to $36.11, rival Rio Tinto slipped $4.10 to $122.90 and Alumina fell three cents to $5.53. Stock Move ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... points to 5214. Macquarie Equities associate director Lucinda Chan said resource stocks, including the big miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, were providing support of the market. "Gold and oil -- that's the historic story of the day. The S&P comments ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... cents, or 3.72 per cent to $6.99 and AXA Asia Pacific losing 22 cents, or 4.04 per cent, to $5.22. Mr Betts said Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton strengthened today on speculation they will benefit from an increase in iron ore contract prices. "Rio is playing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... some profit-taking in the financial sector." At 1020 AEDT, Rio Tinto was up 84 cents to 126.09 or 0.67 per cent to $126.09. BHP was up 20 cents or 0.54 per cent to $37.00. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force statistics for ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... a knee jerk reaction," he said. At 1210 AEDT, resources giant Rio Tinto had risen $7.10, or 5.95 per cent, to $126.40 and BHP Billiton was up $1.68, or 4.72 per cent, at $37.27. The major banks all were up more than five per cent at noon, almost twice ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... also said fears about China's economy, as inflation there accelerates, had prompted investors to sell mining shares including BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. At 1204 AEDT, BHP Billiton had slid $1.09, or 2.92 per cent, to $36.21 and Rio was down $4.88, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... basically, they've got so many problems over there I don't know where to start." Australia's mining giants were weaker with BHP Billiton down 25 cents to $39.33, while Rio Tinto was down 74 cents to $134.63. The banks were all down between three and ...