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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... this morning after a strong lead from Wall Street and takeover speculation surrounding mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto set to continue. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0825 AEST, the June share price index contract rose 31 points to 6363. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... lost in early morning trade following subdued commodity prices. BHP Billiton was down 30 cents to $30.88 while rival Rio Tinto fell 26 cents to $89.96. Zinc producer Zinifex Ltd's subsidiary Zinifex Canadian Enterprises Ltd announced this morning it ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... quite significant share price range in trade today." At 1215 AEST, BHP Billiton had slipped 43 cents to $31.13 while Rio Tinto Ltd was 77 cents lighter at $90.61.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... Australian stock market continued its record run on Monday after speculation that BHP Billiton could move to take over rival Rio Tinto sent both stocks surging. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 30.8 points to a new closing record of 6335.7, surpassing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... the broader finance sector." At 1207 AEST, resources were going strongly with BHP Billiton up 68 cents to $31.28 and Rio Tinto up $2.00 to $88.85.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... beneficiaries are the resources sector, as well as the major industrials including the banks." Ms Spencer pointed to Rio Tinto as one of the star performers today, with a strong commodity prices helping to prop up the resources sector. "The media sector ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... slightly. Locally, the big miners both were higher at 1024 AEST, with BHP Billiton finding 19 cents to $29.95, while rival Rio Tinto gained 39 cents to $83.14.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... big miners both were higher at 1022 AEST, with BHP Billiton jumping 35 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $29.50, while rival Rio Tinto gained $1.44, or 1.8 per cent, to $82.59.

Market wrap - midday

... sails of those two big ones, BHP and Rio," he said. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton shed 35 cents to $29.16. Rio Tinto lost $1.51 to $81.36.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... bucked the trend falling four cents to $11.21. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton was five cents to $29.44 but rival Rio Tinto was eight cents cheaper at $82.62. Alumina Ltd was lower by one cent at $7.18. "Gold is up to a greater extent and oil ...